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)
Tom Hill/WireImage
27 Years Old (1987)
Al Clayton/Getty Images
29 Years Old (1989)
Rita Barros/Getty Images
30 Years Old (1990)
Michel Delsol/Getty Images
32 Years Old (1992)
Steve Eichner/Getty Images
33 Years Old (1993)
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc
34 Years Old (1994)
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35 Years Old (1995)
Evan Agostini/Liaison
38 Years Old (1998)
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc
40 Years Old (2000)
Steve Azzara/Corbis via Getty Images
44 Years Old (2004)
Teresa Lee/Getty Images
47 Years Old (2007)
Mark Mainz/Getty Images
49 Years Old (2009)
Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
56 Years Old (2016)
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
63 Years Old (2024)
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images
