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RuPaul On Drag Queens' Special Ability to Connect With Audiences

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Drag is more than putting on a wig and a pair of cha-cha heels. It's really about deconstructing our experience as humans on this planet.

RuPaul is on a mission. The multiple Emmy-award winning drag icon, just nominated for 14 more for, is bringing his own unique experience to audiences outside the world of drag, and in the process is changing Hollywood.

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