RuPaul Charles is the executive producer and host of TV’s global phenomenon RuPaul's Drag Race, for which he has won 11 Emmys, the most awarded to any person of color. In 2017, RuPaul was included in the Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people. A San Diego native, RuPaul became a popular fixture on the New York City nightclub scene. He achieved international fame with the single "Supermodel (You Better Work)" from his 1993 debut album. He has written & recorded 16 studio albums to date. In 1995, he became the first face MAC Cosmetics, raising millions for the MAC AIDS Fund and becoming the first man to land a major cosmetics campaign. The next year, he landed a TV talk show on VH1. He has appeared in over 50 films and television shows both in and out of drag. He has also published three books.