Quotes from RuPaul

Willingly release the hurt. Don't let the heartache define you.

I've been a daydreamer since day one. I much prefer looking out a window over looking at my phone.

Drag really is all about dipping into pop culture and then reshaping it into something else.

The theme of the winner's circle is adaptability, but at the same time, staying true to your own unique frequency and that's the truth, not only in this competition, but in everything in life; taking those cues from the universe - and applying them - but without losing who you are.

My drag is less about looking like a woman and more about saying F.U. to the cult of systematic masculinity I was bombarded with as a little boy.

I barely speak English, but I'm fluent in throwing shade.

Remember, the best time to get a new job is when you already have one.

When you find success, sometimes you have to leave old friends behind. And sometimes you have to leave family members behind. It's sad and heartbreaking, but it must be done. You cannot bring everybody with you, because some will resent you and drag you down to a level that makes them feel more comfortable.

Challenge yourself to the limits of your fears. Get moving on.

You're born naked and the rest is drag." In truth, you are not your clothes, you are not your profession, you are not your religion. You are an extension of the consciousness that guides the universe, for which there is no name because it cannot be defined. That's why all the superficial things you list as your identity are in reality your "drag.

Catching a cold is your body's way of saying, "Bitch, you need to sit yo' ass down.

They didn't know which box to put me in so I think it was easier to just see past me

My lips are overdrawn to compensate for my lack of not giving a shit

Throwing shade takes a bit of creativity. Being a bitch takes none.

Don't let the weight of the world flatten your weave.

Only now I imagine myself in the future looking back at myself as I am today. I see how smart, beautiful, and fortunate I am, and all the many options I have open to me. I bring that loving perspective into the present moment and seize all those options in the now.

We often play small, so as not to threaten other people. We don't want to intimidate them by our brightness, but the truth is, you do them and yourself a disservice by dimming what you've been given—your intelligence, your light. Those are your gifts.

I love dancing. I have always loved to dance. It's the way the human spirit gets aroused.

I hear the voice of my darkness, and I say thanks for sharing, lover, but I'm going to do the opposite of what you're saying.

To understand humans, you must study them as a species of animal.

YOUR HEALTH IS THE MOST VALUABLE THING YOU HAVE. PROTECT IT.

The gift you can give to other people is allowing them to give you something.

There's a reason I've been the top bitch in the game for more than twenty-five years.

AVOID DUMB PEOPLE. DO NOT TRY TO EDUCATE THEM OR TRY TO PROVE HOW SUPERIOR YOU ARE TO THEM.