i’m currently watching my first ever season of @rupaulsdragrace (!!) and it has truly opened up a whole new world to me. the art of drag was never something i was exposed to, or understood, or was taught to appreciate, and i am SO GLAD i have a community of friends around me now who love this world and have invited me into celebrating it alongside of them. what a gift. 🤍✨

i truly knew NOTHING about rupaul before watching the show (yikes, i know) and was so excited to see a new memoir from him as an ALC from @librofm! it explores ru’s early life as a queer Black kid growing up in san diego all the way through his exploration of art, identity, love, community, and place as an adult. it’s the backstory of rupaul andre charles before he really became the queen we all know today, and it gave me a lot of context i didn’t have before!

to sum up much of the content: it was a LOT of drugs (holy moly) before he finally got sober, a lot of cross country roadtrips, a lot of trial and error with performing, and then things all seeming to click into place beautifully (almost too easily?).

i listened on audio, read by rupaul, which was great! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this memoir— i liked it