Drag queen personality RuPaul has revealed that he is building a “bunker compound” in preparation for an impending civil war.
The 63-year-old, whose real name is RuPaul Andrew Charles and whose show is often credited with popularizing drag queens in popular culture, made the extraordinary revelation in a profile with The New YorkerRonan Farrow, explaining that he “feared the absolute worst” regarding the possibilities of civil war:
RuPaul prepares for conflict. “I fear the absolute worst,” he said. “We are moments away from the damned civil war. All signs point to that.” He continued: “Human beings on this planet are in a cycle of destruction. I plan to build a safety net.”
He was referring to a fortified complex being constructed on her husband, George LeBar's sixty-thousand-acre ranch in Wyoming.
“I wouldn't call it a hideout,” he said. But they are designed to withstand disaster. “It's a lot of tangible things and a lot of things. I keep thinking about these castles that I'm going to sleep in.”
Over the course of the interview, the host Ru Paul's Drag Race He also gave his views on gender and, unsurprisingly, believes it is not a real concept.
.@ronanfaru He spends time with the world's most famous drag queen, RuPaul, who is both a public figure and a very private person. When asked how he's doing, he often replies, “I don't see how that's any of your business.” https://t.co/egEBu4lo3M
– The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 1, 2024
“Gender is a concept that we have arrived at in our minds and within ourselves,” he told Farrow. “My genitals are male. But I can be what I can be. I feel like I'm everything. You're everything. You're male, female. Sometimes I feel more masculine than others.”
“If a drag queen wants to read you a story in the library, listen to her because knowledge is power, and if someone is trying to limit your access to power, they are trying to scare you. So listen to your drag queen!”
—RuPaul #Amy letter pic.twitter.com/14VLicse38
-Spencer Althouse (@spenseralthouse) January 16, 2024
Earlier this year, Charles used his acceptance speech at the Emmy Awards to defend the rise of Drag Queen Story Hours, in which men dress up as women and read erotic stories to impressionable young children.
Upon receiving the award, Charles said: “Listen, if a woman wants to read you a story in the library, listen to her.” “Knowledge is power, and if someone tries to limit your access to power, they are trying to intimidate you.”
