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" The only time you will ever see me in drag is when I am - What? Getting paid. It is my job. "
RuPaul
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" We humans are still a very primitive culture, and it's one of the traps we've fallen into over the course of our lives - to forget our history. That's why George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is so profound. It chronicles our short memory. "
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" A regular old drag queen is usually your science teacher who's actually wearing women's panties underneath his slacks. A drag-queen superstar is someone who actually works in clubs and makes a living doing it more than one night a year, or even one night in six months. "
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" In my life, I've been able to really examine society in a way most people who aren't outsiders don't get a chance to do. "
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" I've still never gotten used to myself in drag. "
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" Everyone has a really short attention span, and you have to bombard them with content, content, content. "
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