From her iconic 'Drag Race' series to her music career, RuPaul has made a fortune.
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00:00 When it comes to mainstream gay icons, one name reigns supreme, RuPaul Andre Charles.
00:06 From her hit show to her accomplished music career, the queen of drag has made her name
00:11 in Hollywood.
00:12 But just how much is her empire of glam worth?
00:15 What is RuPaul's net worth?
00:19 RuPaul skyrocketed to fame in the early 1990s through her music videos, which brought drag
00:23 into mainstream pop culture.
00:25 But it was her groundbreaking reality competition, RuPaul's Drag Race, that really took her
00:29 career to new heights.
00:31 The show launched in 2009 and has aired for 15 seasons.
00:35 When the show first started, RuPaul was making $50,000 per episode, but as of 2023, she makes
00:40 closer to a million per show.
00:42 But that's just for her on-screen appearances.
00:45 RuPaul also earns a sizable income from his role as producer and from his namesake.
00:50 But his talents go well beyond the small screen.
00:54 RuPaul also has had a successful music career with 15 studio albums and 68 singles.
00:59 As of January 2024, she had racked up over 753 million streams on Spotify alone, which,
01:05 if you do the math, comes out to around $3 million in royalties.
01:08 But RuPaul's wealth isn't confined to just entertainment.
01:12 He also owns a host of real estate properties.
01:15 A $13.7 million mansion in Beverly Hills, a $600,000 condo in West Hollywood, a 1,200-square-foot
01:23 apartment in New York City, and a 60,000-acre ranch which spans from Wyoming to South Dakota.
01:28 And finally, there's her makeup empire.
01:32 After the success of her hit song "Supermodel, You Better Work," RuPaul scored a modeling
01:36 contract with MAC Cosmetics.
01:38 Her exact salary wasn't made public, but MAC stated that the campaign brought in $300 million
01:44 in sales.
01:45 While her overall net worth isn't totally clear, there's no denying her stunning success.
01:50 Several sources claim the iconic drag queen is worth a whopping $60 million.
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