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By Janell Hazelwood | Published June 27, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Drag queen performer RuPaul got his start as an underground entertainment sensation on the New York and Atlanta club scenes in the '80s and '90s. The glam diva has gone on to become a multimedia superstar, blazing a trail with top Billboard hits that led the house dance craze of the '90s. Touted as the "first drag queen supermodel," RuPaul is famously known as the glam face of MAC cosmetics, as well as host of Logo TV's top-rated reality show RuPaul's Drag Race.

Drag queen performer RuPaul got his start as an underground entertainment sensation on the New…