Ru better werk!
RuPaul, the latest cover star of Out’s Mar/Apr 2024 issue, has had a life and career documented for several decades now. While most fans know him from the “Supermodel” music video, the VH1 talk show, and subsequently from the ever-expanding RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise, Ru has been evolving over the years while those different projects came to fruition.
In celebration of our latest cover star, let’s take a deep dive and experience a timeline of images from RuPaul over the years — starting in 1979, when he was only 19!
Scroll through to check out a timeline of RuPaul photos over the years.
19 Years Old (1979)
27 Years Old (1987)
29 Years Old (1989)
30 Years Old (1990)
32 Years Old (1992)
33 Years Old (1993)
34 Years Old (1994)
35 Years Old (1995)
38 Years Old (1998)
40 Years Old (2000)
44 Years Old (2004)
47 Years Old (2007)
49 Years Old (2009)
56 Years Old (2016)
63 Years Old (2024)
