How Much Does RuPaul (Of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’) Charge for a Public Appearance?
Weāre all born naked and the rest is drag. For one Emmy Award-winning drag performer, however, seeing her in person is a lot more expensive than fans anticipated. Does RuPaul still perform as a drag queen? How much does she charge for a cameo or a public appearance? Hereās what we know about the host of RuPaulās Drag Race, the queen of drag: RuPaul.
This drag performer does make a few public appearances
RuPaul doesnāt often make appearances outside of promoting solo projects or programs in conjunction with RuPaulās Drag Race. According to Booking Entertainment, however, an appearance from RuPaul is a possibility, but, just as RuPaul says, āunless they paying your bills, pay those b*tches no mind.āĀ
This website reports that having an appearance from RuPaul Charles costs under $25,000. RuPaul can also be booked for āvirtual appearances, live-streams, or virtual shows.ā Still, this drag performer is considerably busy, especially with All-Stars 5 and future Drag Race-related appearances.Ā
RuPaul appears as the host of āRuPaulās Drag Raceā and āRuPaulās Drag Race: All-Stars 5ā
This self-proclaimed āqueen of dragā appears in pretty much every episode of her Emmy-award winning reality competition series. In 2013, TV Guide reported that RuPaul earned $50,000 per episode of Drag Race.Ā
As the show gained popularity and enjoyed a few spinoffs, that fee has presumably increased. For RuPaul, though, itās about bringing families together and giving younger queens a voice and a platform of their own.
āListen, Iām not the greatest actor. Iām not the greatest singer. Iām not the greatest drag queen. Iām not the greatest dancer,ā RuPaul said of her career during an interview with The Guardian. āMy gift has been having the clarity to hear the universeās stage directions and to take advantage of that. I knew it was finally time for me to approach the things I had pushed deep down inside.ā
Fans can also watch RuPaul in the Netflix original series, AJ and the Queen. There, RuPaulās character, named Ruby, goes on a nation-wide tour and gives an inside look into life on the road for drag queens.Ā
RuPaul makes appearances on talk shows and, recently, āSaturday Night Liveā
Outside of RuPaulās Drag Race, this performer can be found hosting The RuPaul Show, the podcast titled Whatās the Tee, and on a number of talk shows, including The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. RuPaul Charles even hosted Saturday Night Live during 2020, complete with a monologue and appearances in a few sketches.
In recent years, RuPaul appeared at the worldās largest drag convention, RuPaulās DragCon. It has since been canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and Californiaās stay-at-home orders. Not to worry, though, Drag Race fans. New episodes of RuPaulās Drag Race: All-Star 5 premiere on a weekly basis on VH1.