RuPaul Charles is an American drag queen, actor, model, singer, songwriter, and television personality. He is considered to be the most famous drag queen ever, and in 2017 he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
Since 2009, he has produced and hosted the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race and its various iterations, including All Stars, Untucked and Drag Race UK. RuPaul's Drag Race was met with critical acclaim and was praised for "creat[ing] an entertainingly voyeuristic glimpse into the performance art world of drag queens". It has earned Charles 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the person with the most wins in the category of Outstanding Host for a Reality Competition Program and the most-awarded person of color in the show's history, one Critics' Choice Television Award, and five Producers Guild of America Awards. RuPaul's Drag Race UK was nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards, while Canada's Drag Race has won several Canadian Screen Awards, with Charles being the recipient of four Best Reality/Competition Series awards as one of the executive producers of the show. In 2022, he won the Tony Award for Best Musical for producing the Broadway show A Strange Loop.
Charles had already achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his single "Supermodel (You Better Work)", from the album Supermodel of the World (1993), for which he received two Billboard Music Awards and an MTV Video Music Award nomination. He was also honored with the GLAAD Vito Russo Award in 1999, presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality for the LGBT community, and in 2018 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television industry, making him the first drag queen to be given such an award.
Awards, honors and nominations
+Awards and nominations received by RuPaul Award Year Work Category Result AACTA Awards 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Best Entertainment Program Billboard Music Awards 1993 "Supermodel (You Better Work)" #1 Dance Single #1 12" Dance Single Black Reel Awards 2019 Grace and Frankie Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series British Academy Television Awards 2020 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Best Reality and Constructed Factual 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race UK 2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Canadian Screen Awards 2021 Canada's Drag Race Best Reality/Competition Series 2022 Canada's Drag Race The Bravest Knight Best Performance, Animation 2023 Canada's Drag Race Best Reality/Competition Series 2024 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World 2025 Canada's Drag Race Critics' Choice Real TV Awards 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series Best Show Host Male Star of the Year RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Best Unstructured Series 2020 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series Best Show Host Male Star of the Year RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Best Unstructured Series 2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series Best Show Host Male Star of the Year RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Best Unstructured Series 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series Best Show Host Male Star of the Year RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Best Unstructured Series 2023 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series Lingo Best Game Show RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Best Show Host Star of the Year 2024 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series Best Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series Best Show Host Male Star of the Year 2025 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series Best Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2026 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series Best Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty Best Show Host Critics' Choice Television Awards 2011 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Reality Series – Competition 2012 Best Reality Show Host 2013 2014 2016 Best Reality Series – Competition 2018 Best Reality Show Host Dorian Awards 2023 RuPaul Timeless Award 2024 GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV Trailblazer Award Drama League Awards 2022 A Strange Loop Outstanding Production of a Musical EWwy Awards 2013 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Dressed Reality TV Judge GLAAD Media Awards 1999 RuPaul GLAAD Vito Russo Award 2010 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Reality Program 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Outstanding Reality Competition Program 2024 2025 2026 Hollywood Walk of Fame 2018 RuPaul Television MTV Movie & TV Awards 2017 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Reality Competition Best Host 2018 Best Reality Series/Franchise 2019 Best Host 2021 Best Competition Series Best Host RuPaul's Drag Race UK Best International Reality Series 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Best Competition Series Best Host Queen of the Universe Best Unscripted Series 2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Best Reality Competition RuPaul's Drag Race Best Host RuPaul's Drag Race Best Reality On-Screen Team MTV Video Music Awards 1993 "Supermodel (You Better Work)" Best Dance Video NAACP Image Awards 2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host in a Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety 2024 Outstanding Short Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction National Television Awards 2020 RuPaul's Drag Race UK The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award TV Judge 2021 Talent Show 2022 Talent Show Judge NewNowNext Awards 2010 RuPaul's Drag Race Best New Indulgence People's Choice Awards 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race The Competition Show of 2019 2020 The Competition Show of 2020 2021 The Competition Show of 2021 2022 The Competition Show of 2022 2024 The Competition Show of the Year The Host of the Year Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program 2017 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Reality-Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Reality-Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2020 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2023 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2024 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2025 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2026 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Reality Competition Program RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Producers Guild of America Awards 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television 2020 RuPaul's Drag Race 2021 RuPaul's Drag Race 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race 2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2024 RuPaul's Drag Race 2025 RuPaul's Drag Race 2026 RuPaul's Drag Race TCA Awards 2014 RuPaul's Drag Race Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming 2015 2018 2023 2025 2026 Tony Awards 2022 A Strange Loop Best Musical 2023 Ain't No Mo' Best Play
See also List of awards and nominations received by RuPaul's Drag Race
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