RuPaul turns 60: a look back (13 images)

American drag queen, actor, model, singer, songwriter, television personality, and author RuPaul turns 60 on November 17, 2020. Here's a look back at his career through the years.

RuPaul poses with his likeness at the opening of Madame Tussaud's New York in Times Square on November 15, 2000. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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RuPaul arrives for the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 6, 2012. In 2012, "RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race" premiered, the most recent winner is Shea Coulee from Season 5. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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RuPaul arrives for the MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, Calif., on April 14, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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RuPaul attends the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 10, 2016. The month before, new rules were premiered in "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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