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\n\tRuPaul Charles was a fixture on the New York City drag scene when he broke out with his hit dance single \u201cSupermodel (You Better Work)\u201d in 1993. Today, he\u2019s also known as the super host of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>, having won eight Emmys for outstanding host of a reality competition series starting in 2016.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRuPaul had already hosted The RuPaul Show<\/em>, a late night celebrity talk show on VH1, when Logo, MTV Networks\u2019 LGBT-focused offshoot, greenlit RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> in 2008. As the host and head judge of the reality competition, RuPaul mentors drag performers entering the Werk Room each season to tackle challenges that might involve designing outfits, makeovers, singing, dancing, lip-syncing and walking the runway as they try to avoid elimination.<\/p>\n

\n\tRuPaul\u2019s star power wooed Emmy voters by season eight, for which he earned his first statuette. His quintessentially campy character was on display as he accepted the award: Sporting a pink suit with white polka dots, he said: \u201cEarlier this year, I was quoted as saying I\u2019d rather have an enema than have an Emmy. But thanks to the Television Academy, I can have both!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe series itself (which moved from Logo to VH1 to MTV) won back-to-back reality competition Emmys from 2018 to 2023.<\/p>\n

\n\tWith his sixth consecutive hosting win in 2021, RuPaul shattered the record for the most decorated Black artist in Emmys history (previously held by cinematographer Donald A. Morgan). It\u2019s a record he still holds, with 14 wins for hosting and producing Drag Race<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWhile his Emmy streak was broken in 2024 by The Traitors<\/em>\u2018 Alan Cumming, RuPaul\u2019s success goes beyond awards season. Drag Race<\/em> celebrates queer voices and has provided a foundation for drag queens to break into the mainstream. Drag Race<\/em> alumni include multimedia maven Trixie Mattel, podcaster Bob the Drag Queen, Broadway and TV star Jinkx Monsoon and comedian Bianca Del Rio.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd with the show\u2019s 18th season \u2014 plus four spinoffs \u2014 vying for 2026 Emmys, don\u2019t count Ru out for another run. <\/p>\n

\nThis story first appeared in a June stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.<\/em><\/p>\n

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