Editing RuPaul (section)

=== 2017–present: Further album releases, ''Drag Race UK'', ''AJ and the Queen'', and further TV shows ===
On February 3, 2017, RuPaul released the album ''[[Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1]]''. It is a collection of new songs and remakes of RuPaul hits that feature new artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/02/06/rupaul-chats-about-reinventing-his-back-catalog-for-a-new-audience/|title=RuPaul Chats About Reinventing His Back Catalog For A New Audience|first=Hugh|last=McIntyre|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=March 19, 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319201041/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/02/06/rupaul-chats-about-reinventing-his-back-catalog-for-a-new-audience/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two singles were released from the album: "Rock It (To The Moon)", and an updated version of RuPaul's 1996 single "Snapshot" from ''Foxy Lady''. The album debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' Dance Albums Sales Chart in the United States and at number eleven on the UK Dance Albums Chart. On March 24, 2017, RuPaul released his eleventh studio album, ''[[American (album)|American]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/music/2017/3/22/rupaul-reclaims-core-american-values-political-new-album|title=RuPaul Reclaims Core 'American' Values With Political New Album|date=March 22, 2017|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=March 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323143303/http://www.out.com/music/2017/3/22/rupaul-reclaims-core-american-values-political-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, the [[RuPaul's Drag Race season 9|ninth regular season]] of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' debuted on basic cable channel VH1. It moved from the expanded cable channel Logo TV which aired all previous seasons of the show. The season 9 premiere featured singer [[Lady Gaga]] as its guest judge and was a success, with ratings of nearly 1,000,000 viewers, making it the series' most viewed episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/rupauls-drag-race-ratings-records-1-million-viewers-season-9-premiere-vh1-1202053113/|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Draws Nearly 1M Viewers In VH1 Debut|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=March 27, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=April 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420193030/https://deadline.com/2017/03/rupauls-drag-race-ratings-records-1-million-viewers-season-9-premiere-vh1-1202053113/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 9, 2017, ''[[Essential, Vol. 2]]'' was released. It was preceded by the single "Crying on the Dance Floor", a re-recording of the 2010 single "Main Event" from ''[[Champion (RuPaul album)|Champion]]''. On March 16, 2018, RuPaul received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his contributions to the television industry.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/23/entertainment/hollywood-walk-fame-2018/index.html |title=Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2018 revealed |last=France |first=Lisa Respers |date=June 23, 2017 |publisher=CNN |access-date=February 21, 2018 |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104813/https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/23/entertainment/hollywood-walk-fame-2018/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> He was the first drag queen to be given the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rupaul-hollywood-walk-of-fame|title=RuPaul Is the First Drag Queen to Get a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 17, 2018|archive-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318054608/https://www.vogue.com/article/rupaul-hollywood-walk-of-fame|url-status=live}}</ref> RuPaul released his third Christmas album in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/2018/8/29/ho-ho-ho-rupaul-releasing-new-christmas-album|title=Ho Ho Ho: RuPaul is Releasing a New Christmas Album|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917181935/https://www.out.com/entertainment/2018/8/29/ho-ho-ho-rupaul-releasing-new-christmas-album|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:RuPaul at Dragcon 2019 by dvsross.jpg|thumb|At [[RuPaul's DragCon LA]] 2019]]

In June 2019, the daytime talk show ''[[RuPaul (talk show)|RuPaul]]'' premiered. It was cancelled after a three-week test run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-talk-show/04/2019/|title=RuPaul Gets His Oprah On in First Clip From His New Daytime Talk Show|last=Rudolph|first=Christopher|date=April 2, 2019|website=[[NewNowNext]]|access-date=April 3, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402230008/http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-talk-show/04/2019/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hollywoodrep">{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=January 2, 2020|title=RuPaul Daytime Talk Show Not Moving Ahead at Fox Stations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rupaul-daytime-talk-show-not-moving-at-fox-stations-1266055|access-date=January 6, 2020|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103040901/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rupaul-daytime-talk-show-not-moving-at-fox-stations-1266055|url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared in [[Taylor Swift]]'s "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-swift-parties-with-katy-perry-ellen-more-in-new-you-need-to-calm-down-video-watch/|title=Taylor Swift Parties With Katy Perry, RuPaul, More in New "You Need to Calm Down" Video: Watch|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=June 17, 2019|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 17, 2019|archive-date=June 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618004816/https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-swift-parties-with-katy-perry-ellen-more-in-new-you-need-to-calm-down-video-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2019, the [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)|first season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]'' was released on [[BBC3]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/rpdr-judges|title='Graham Norton and Alan Carr confirmed as celebrity judges for RuPaul's Drag Race UK – series to air on BBC Three in 2019|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=December 8, 2019|language=en|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722001947/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/rpdr-judges|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tg-ukrpdr">{{cite news |last1=Bromwich |first1=Kathryn |title=Fierce competition: how a Brit makeover saved RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/22/fierce-competition-how-a-brit-makeover-saved-rupauls-drag-race |access-date=March 22, 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=November 22, 2019 |archive-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122155433/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/22/fierce-competition-how-a-brit-makeover-saved-rupauls-drag-race |url-status=live }}</ref> It was renewed for a [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2)|second season]] which was released in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ashurst|first1=Sam|title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 2 audition, casting air date, trailer and everything you need to know|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a30079234/rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-2-audition-casting-air-date-trailer/|website=Digital Spy|access-date=December 5, 2019|date=December 2, 2019|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508003115/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a30079234/rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-2-audition-casting-air-date-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref> RuPaul also created and starred in the [[Netflix]] drama-comedy show ''[[AJ and the Queen]]'', which was released on January 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shows A-Z – AJ and the Queen on Netflix |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/aj-and-the-queen/listings/ |access-date=March 22, 2020 |work=TheFutonCritic.com |archive-date=June 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627014910/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/aj-and-the-queen/listings/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 6, 2020, Netflix announced that the series had been cancelled.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://money.yahoo.com/aj-queen-cancelled-netflix-163654199.html|title=AJ and the Queen Cancelled at Netflix|date=March 6, 2020|first=Andy|last=Swift|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=March 6, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322064837/https://money.yahoo.com/aj-queen-cancelled-netflix-163654199.html|url-status=live}}</ref> RuPaul hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on February 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/21/rupaul-hosting-saturday-night-live/|title=RuPaul to host Saturday Night Live for the first time|date=January 21, 2020|first=Joey|last=Nolfi|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627014748/https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/21/rupaul-hosting-saturday-night-live/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 11, RuPaul made an appearance on ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)#CBS primetime specials and series|The Price Is Right at Night]]''.<ref name="Ramos">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/rupaul-price-is-right-at-night-primetime-special-cbs-drew-carey-1202924735/|title=RuPaul Sashays Into 'The Price Is Right At Night' Primetime Special|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|location=United States|date=May 4, 2020|access-date=May 11, 2020|archive-date=May 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510233633/https://deadline.com/2020/05/rupaul-price-is-right-at-night-primetime-special-cbs-drew-carey-1202924735/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also made an appearance in the premiere episode of ''[[Canada's Drag Race]]''.

In August 2021, RuPaul guest hosted two episodes of the talk show ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Street|first=Mikelle|url=https://www.out.com/television/2021/8/26/watch-rupaul-guest-host-jimmy-kimmel-play-guess-drag-queen|title=Watch RuPaul Guest Host 'Jimmy Kimmel,' Kiki With Symone Over Win|website=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|date=August 26, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828091627/https://www.out.com/television/2021/8/26/watch-rupaul-guest-host-jimmy-kimmel-play-guess-drag-queen|url-status=live}}</ref> He did voice work in ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'' portraying the [[FBI]] agent Mr. X. He won the [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] in 2022 as a producer of the Broadway musical ''[[A Strange Loop]]''.<ref name="tony">{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Julia |date=June 12, 2022 |title=Tony Awards 2022 Live Updates: 'A Strange Loop' Wins Best Musical |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/12/theater/tony-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613033252/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/12/theater/tony-awards |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He also voices himself as the announcer on ''[[List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon#Current programming|The Tiny Chef Show]]''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeons-brand-new-series-the-tiny-chef-show-stocks-its-first-season-with-celebrity-guests-and-rupaul-as-voice-announcer-301599898.html |title=Nickelodeon's Brand-New Series, the Tiny Chef Show, Stocks ITS First Season with Celebrity Guests and Rupaul as Voice Announcer |date=August 4, 2022 |agency=PR Newswire |access-date=September 12, 2022 |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912142944/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeons-brand-new-series-the-tiny-chef-show-stocks-its-first-season-with-celebrity-guests-and-rupaul-as-voice-announcer-301599898.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He began hosting a revival of the game show ''[[Lingo (American game show)|Lingo]]'' for [[CBS]] in 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title=RuPaul Charles To Host Word Quiz 'Lingo' Reboot For CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/rupaul-charles-word-quiz-lingo-reboot-cbs-1234931785/ |website=Deadline |access-date=February 11, 2022 |date=February 11, 2022 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526021212/https://deadline.com/2022/02/rupaul-charles-word-quiz-lingo-reboot-cbs-1234931785/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as ''Celebrity Lingo'', a spinoff of [[Lingo (British game show)|the UK series]] of the same name on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Lauren |date=May 3, 2022 |title=RuPaul to host Celebrity Lingo for ITV |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/rupaul-celebrity-lingo-itv-newsupdate/ |access-date=September 4, 2022 |website=Radio Times |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904180248/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/rupaul-celebrity-lingo-itv-newsupdate/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

HarperCollins published the RuPaul memoir ''[[The House of Hidden Meanings]]'' in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=October 4, 2023 |title=RuPaul to Explore 'The House of Hidden Meanings' in 'Cathartic' New Memoir |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/rupaul-new-memoir-the-house-of-hidden-meanings-1234839528/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202233744/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/rupaul-new-memoir-the-house-of-hidden-meanings-1234839528/ |url-status=live }}</ref>