-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.