Rupaul

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The American drag performer and television host famous for RuPaul's Drag Race and for popularizing drag culture worldwide
2. A flamboyant American entertainer who became a household name through drag performance and hosting a reality competition show
3. Name of the American drag queen, singer and television personality known for hosting a popular drag talent competition series

Etymology: RuPaul is a proper noun: the stage name of American drag performer RuPaul Andre Charles, who was born in San Diego in 1960 and rose to fame in the early 1990s, most visibly with the 1993 single "Supermodel (You Better Work)" and later the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered in 2009. The name is a personal invention rather than a word with an older history, so its origin lies in the performer's own choices. The first name is a shortened form of "RuPaul" used as a stage identity, and the surname Charles appears in the performer's legal name. The name became widely recognized through the music and television work that followed, and it is now used as a brand for the performer's enterprises, including the show that bears it.