| The drag star brought the form mainstream, and made an empire out of queer expression. Now he fears “the absolute worst.”  Photograph by Danielle Levitt for The New Yorker RuPaul made seven seasons of television last year alone. Or maybe it was eight? The staff who work on RuPaul’s empire of reality programs, game shows, and other forays into filmed entertainment can’t quite keep it straight. Yet, for all of RuPaul’s cultural ubiquity, there remains much about him that is hidden and guarded. In a probing new profile of the legendary drag performer and multi-hyphenate star, Ronan Farrow finds RuPaul at a crossroads—as he has helped to usher parts of queer culture into the mainstream with “Drag Race” and other programs, a reactionary culture war is demonizing and threatening all aspects of L.G.B.T.Q.-plus life. Despite his success, RuPaul is not in a hopeful mood. “Humans on this planet are in the cycle of destruction,” he says. “I am plotting a safety net.” Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. Subscribe today » | 
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