Kansas City Star – Tim Engle
There?s more than meets the eye to this glammed-out guy.
At 45, RuPaul still looks like a supermodel ? work it, girl! ? and is still the queen of America?s drag queens. RuPaul Charles is also, we discovered in a phone chat, one thoughtful guy.
His tres-glam alter ego will take the stage Sunday evening at the Kansas City Gay Pride festival at Liberty Memorial.
Q. You don?t sound like it, but you?ve probably been up since 6 o?clock this morning, haven?t you?
A. Actually I went to bed at 6 o?clock this morning. A friend of mine called and handed the phone to someone who was in the room with him. ?Look who I have on the phone!? ? I?m sure other people who are well-known get that, too, where (fans) assume they?re ?on? 24/7. But I?m actually a very chill, low-key person. My stage persona allows me to be an extrovert for the time I?m on stage.