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RuPaul's Recipe For Success? Love Yourself And Stay Flexible

RuPaul is the most successful drag queen of all time. His reality competition series for drag queens, RuPaul's Drag Race, is now in its 12th season. He'll talk about how he began his career, broke thru to wider audiences, and how he uses drag to challenge preconceived notions of gender and identity.

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Other segments from the episode on March 10, 2020

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 10, 2020: Interview with RuPaul; Commentary in tribute to McCoy Tyner.

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