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Known as the “world’s most famous drag queen,” RuPaul George is a prominent entertainer and television personality. Though he’s most famous for hosting the award-winning RuPaul’s Drag Race, his career began with public access television and club performances in 1980s Atlanta.

Courtesy of Paula Gately Tillman

A young RuPaul stands at a microphone onstage at the downtown club Velvet in 1992 wearing an all-black shiny coat and gloves.

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