Editing RuPaul (section)

=== 1996–2007: ''Foxy Lady'' and ''Red Hot'' ===
In 1996, he landed a talk show of his own on [[VH1]], called ''[[The RuPaul Show]]'' interviewing celebrity guests and musical acts. [[Cher]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Pat Benatar]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Bea Arthur]], [[Dionne Warwick]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Beenie Man]], [[Pete Burns]], [[Bow Wow Wow]], and the [[Backstreet Boys]] were notable guests. His co-host was [[Michelle Visage]] with whom he also co-hosted on [[WKTU]] radio. On one episode, RuPaul featured guests [[Chi Chi LaRue]] and [[Tom Chase]] speaking about the gay porn industry.

Later in the year he released his second album, ''[[Foxy Lady (RuPaul album)|Foxy Lady]]'', this time on the L.A.-based [[Rhino Records]] label. The album failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200. However, its first single "[[Snapshot (RuPaul song)|Snapshot]]" went to number four on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart. It also enjoyed limited mainstream success, charting at 95 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which was his second and final solo Hot 100 entry to date. The album's second single "[[A Little Bit of Love (RuPaul song)|A Little Bit of Love]]" was not as successful, peaking at 28 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. During this time, RuPaul hosted a morning radio show at [[WKTU]] radio in New York City and would serve as host until 1998.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |date=October 9, 2004 |title=Blue Back in The Mix at 'NEW |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhMEAAAAMBAJ&q=RuPaul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627014907/https://books.google.com/books?id=qhMEAAAAMBAJ&q=RuPaul#v=snippet&q=RuPaul&f=false |archive-date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |pages=50 |via=[[Google Books]] |volume=116 |issue=41 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>

[[File:RuPaul by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|RuPaul in 2007]] 
In 1997, he released his third album, the Christmas-themed ''[[Ho Ho Ho (album)|Ho Ho Ho]]''. That year, RuPaul teamed with [[Martha Wash]] to remake the classic disco anthem, "[[It's Raining Men]]". The song was included on the 1998 compilation CD ''[[Rupaul's Go-Go Box Classics|RuPaul's Go Go Box Classics]]''. During this time, he appeared in [[Webex]] TV commercials and magazine ads. In 2002, he was featured on the [[Eurodance]] track "You're No Lady" alongside [[Brigitte Nielsen]].

In 2004, RuPaul released his fourth album, ''[[Red Hot (album)|Red Hot]]'' on his own RuCo Inc. music label. It received dance radio and club play, but very little press coverage. RuPaul later noted, "I don't know what happened. It seemed I couldn't get press on my album unless I was willing to play into the role that the mainstream press has assigned to gay people, which is as servants of straight ideals."<ref name="DS">{{Cite news |date=October 6, 2007 |title=RuPaul speaks about society and the state of drag as performance art |url=https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/RuPaul_speaks_about_society_and_the_state_of_drag_as_performance_art |newspaper=[[Wikinews]] |access-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105084758/https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/RuPaul_speaks_about_society_and_the_state_of_drag_as_performance_art |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Red Hot'''s lead single "[[Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous]]" peaked at number two on the dance chart. The second, "[[Workout (RuPaul song)|WorkOut]]", peaked at number five. The third and final single from the album "People Are People" a duet with Tom Trujillo, peaked at number 10. The album itself only charted on the [[Top Electronic Albums]] chart, where it hit number nine.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 9, 2004 |title=Billboard: Top Electric Albums |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhMEAAAAMBAJ&q=RuPaul |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=116 |issue=41 |pages=30 |issn=0006-2510 |via=[[Google Books]] |access-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-date=June 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627014907/https://books.google.com/books?id=qhMEAAAAMBAJ&q=RuPaul#v=snippet&q=RuPaul&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> In September, he was hired at [[WNEW-FM|WNEW]].<ref name=":0" />

On June 13, 2006, RuPaul released ''ReWorked'', his first [[remix]] album. The only single released from the album was a re-recording of "Supermodel (You Better Work)", which reached number 21 on the U.S. dance chart. June 20, 2007, saw the release of ''[[Starrbooty#Soundtrack|Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' in the United States. The single "Call Me Starrbooty" was digitally released in 2007. The album contains new tracks as well as interludes with dialogue from the movie. The film was released on DVD in October 2007.