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  • -I'm so happy you're here.

  • -Look at this magazine!

  • -Look at -- look at what you did.

  • [ Cheers and applause ] -Oh, my God.

  • That RuPaul. That -- that --

  • You know, I got to tell you. I got to tell you.

  • You know, in the Northeast -- -Uh-huh.

  • -Italians and Jews call me Rah-Pool.

  • -Oh. -Rah-Pool.

  • But black folks down South call me RuthPaul.

  • [ Laughter ]

  • -RuthPaul. -RuthPaul.

  • -Yeah, no. But this was gigantic.

  • This is the first time a drag queen has ever been put

  • on the cover -- -A drag queen?!

  • A drag queen?

  • I am the queen of drag!

  • [ Cheers and applause ]

  • -I apologize.

  • Oh, I ap--

  • I'm embarrassed. I'm sorry.

  • I'm embarrassed. -You should be.

  • I'm going to key your car, watch.

  • -Oh, my God. -Did you drive here?

  • You have a driver? -No, of course I drove here.

  • -You drove here. What kind of car do you have?

  • -I have a Kia -- uh, whatever. -A Kia, yeah.

  • -Yeah. -Yeah.

  • -You can key my Kia, if you want.

  • You started here in New York, is that correct?

  • -I started here in New York, right after the Korean conflict.

  • [ Laughter ]

  • You're too young for that joke. I'm sorry.

  • -That's a good -- it's all right.

  • -I should say -- yeah. -But I still got it.

  • -Yeah. -Were you always by your name,

  • RuPaul? -Well, yes.

  • But you know, I was up in the clubs, Jimmy.

  • I was up in the clubs here in New York,

  • at the Pyramid Club and Danceteria.

  • And no one knows what that is. -I know Danceteria.

  • Absolutely. -Danceteria and Mars and stuff.

  • But after about 2:00 A.M.,

  • after a few cocktails, I'd turn into Cupcake.

  • [ Laughter ] That's my name.

  • -Oh, you were Cupcake? -Cupcake.

  • And then, after about 4:00 A.M., I'd turn into Bianca Dinkins,

  • the illegitimate daughter of David Dinkins.

  • -The mayor of -- [ Laughter ]

  • -Mayor of New York. -New York City.

  • -Yeah. This is a young crowd. -Yeah.

  • [ Laughter ] No this is good, that's --

  • -Young crowd. David Dinkins.

  • -Would I be friends with Cupcake?

  • Would I like him? -Oh, you -- if -- [ Laughs ]

  • Would you be friends with Cupcake?

  • -Yeah. -Um -- oh, yeah.

  • -Okay, good. All right, good. -Oh, yeah.

  • You'd be friends with Cupcake.

  • -All right, how about Bianca Dinkins?

  • -Bianca Dinkins would love her some Jimmy, baby.

  • [ Laughter ] [ Cheers and applause ]

  • Yes! Bianca Dinkins.

  • -We have things to talk about.

  • You are hosting "Saturday Night Live"

  • with musical guest Justin Bieber.

  • -Yes. -You and Justin Bieber.

  • -Yeah. It's a show they do here, right here in this building.

  • -That's correct.

  • -It's called "Saturday Night Live."

  • -That's right. It's from Australia.

  • -And I'm going to be hosting it. It's from Australia, right.

  • -From Australia. -And, um, yeah.

  • I'm doing everything, man.

  • I got a show in Vegas called "RuPaul Drag Race Live."

  • -Wow. [ Cheers ]

  • -And -- yeah, yeah.

  • And then, we've got something else.

  • I have a new album out right now called

  • "You're a Winner, Baby." -Yeah.

  • -Right? [ Cheers ]

  • -And there's something else. -I'll tell you what you have.

  • "AJ and the Queen." -"AJ and the Queen."

  • That's what I wanted to say!

  • -That is on Netflix right now. -That's it, yes.

  • -That's on Netflix right now.

  • -Yeah, y'all go to see that. It's so good.

  • -Yeah. -"AJ and the Queen."

  • It is so good. But this little kid named Izzy G.

  • She's like -- she's 11 years old now,

  • but she was 10 when we made it.

  • This kid is a genius.

  • Looks like a young Madonna, Jimmy.

  • -Ooh. -Looks like a -- Rah-Pool --

  • Rah-Pool and Izzy G.

  • -And Izzy G. -"AJ and the Queen."

  • You know, and it's all put together

  • with Michael Patrick King, you know,

  • from "Sex and the City."

  • You kids know that. -Oh, yeah!

  • Yeah, they know "Sex and the City," absolutely.

  • -Jeez, these kids today, my goodness.

-I'm so happy you're here.

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