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<p>When RuPaul’s mother was pregnant, she went to a psychic who said RuPaul would be famous.</p><p>Thatpsychic was right. With Emmys, Tonys and 14 studio albums, RuPaul AndreCharles has become the world’s most famous drag queen. But before superstardom, Ru was just a kid in the big city, go-go dancing to make ends meet.</p><p>“None of us had any money back then. We were all shopping at thrift stores,” said friend and legendary drag queen Lady Bunny. “We were all kind of artsy-fartsy bums.”</p><p>Joining Lady Bunny are DJ and songwriter Larry Tee, author and drag historian Simon Doonan and <i>RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars</i> winner Shea Couleé in conversation with host Brandon Pope. A dive into the critical years that turned RuPaul into a supernova.</p>