- During an appearance on the program Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012), it was discovered that RuPaul is a cousin of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.
- He was the surprise guest at the VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross in an all star lineup that included Donna Summer, Faith Hill, Destiny's Child and Mariah Carey, performing Ross's hit song "I'm Coming Out".
- On the week of RuPaul's 40th birthday, a replica statue of him was unveiled at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in New York City (2000).
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6652 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 16, 2018.
- One of his favorite movies is the cult classic Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988).
- Friends with Jane Lynch.
- Has been considered to be the most successful drag queen of the United States. Has been credited with wider exposure for drag queens from LGBT culture into mainstream society, thanks to his early-career chart success.
- Has appeared in four films with actress Stockard Channing: Smoke (1995), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), An Unexpected Life (1998) and The Truth About Jane (2000).
- He recorded "You're No Lady", a dance-pop song with actress Brigitte Nielsen as Gitte (2002).
- Was voted "Queen of Manhattan 1990" by nightclub owners, promoters and disc jockeys at the annual event.
- Scored four #1 singles from his debut album on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts, with "Supermodel (You Better Work)", "A Shade Shadey (Now Prance)", "Back to My Roots" and "House of Love".
- He appeared in the music video "Love Shack" by the new wave group The B-52's (1989).
- Portrayed the 'Queen of Hearts' in Pirelli's 2018 Calendar.
- Ranked #85 on Entertainment Television's "101 Reasons The 90's Ruled".
- Was the cover of 'Entertainment Weekly' in June 2017 and the 'New York Times Magazine' in January 2018.
- His #1 dance single "Supermodel (You Better Work)" was covered by 1980s dance-pop singer Taylor Dayne for The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) soundtrack, though some lyrics were changed to tailor the film's younger audience.
- RuPaul Charles was one of the producers who won the Tony Award for Best Musical (2022) for "A Strange Loop".
- Friends with Michelle Visage. Visage has often appeared as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race (2009).
- Has a Lyric Baritone vocal range and can sing at 3 octaves.
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