PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — Hey kitty girls! Bona fide drag icon and international superstar RuPaul Charles will be stopping in Portland in March for a tour celebrating the release of his latest book.
Most known as the host and executive producer of the award-winning reality show “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Charles’ latest memoir, titled “House of Hidden Meanings,” is described as “RuPaul stripped bare.”
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The book explores his early years growing up in San Diego, forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, his meteoric rise to fame, finding love with his husband Georges LeBar and more.
Charles originally started as a popular fixture in the LGBTQ nightclub scene in New York. But his career took off with the release of his song, “Supermodel (You Better Work)” in 1993…