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Ru Awakening
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Ru Awakening
Ru Awakening
Ten years ago RuPaul arrived from Atlanta, changed his outfit, and became a confection of glamour who captured the hearts of Manhattan clubgoers with "her" dance-music message of love-and-let-live. Now, with a record deal on Queen Latifah's label, Tommy Boy, Ru's on a roll. "They already had one queen, so they were ready for me, " ruminates Ru, who has found a message in the power of drag. "People have to find themselves in order to survive or the system will eat us up." Such seriousness is conveyed, however, with "the highest of heels and the biggest of hair. "
KIKI MASON
