Read on for the results of EWs Books of My Life quiz withRuPaul.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Which literary figure would benefit most from readingGuRu?RUPAUL:Dorian Gray!
What was your favorite book as a kid?I lovedAnimal Farm.
Credit: Mathu Andersen; Dey Street Books
I read it early on and Igot itearly on.
Its…. still one of my favorite books.
[Its] just as relevant today as it was when I read it as a 12-year-old.
I never drank the Kool-Aid.
It gives you an opportunity to forgive.
It teaches you how to recognizethe voicethat you hear coming from inside your head and inside your heart.
That voice, most times in our ego-centric world, is that of the ego.
The ego speaks of being separate from everyone else and looking for information that supports that separation.
But the truth is, we are one thing and we are not separate from one another.
It speaks of consciousness and of how to connect with different levels of consciousness.
Why did that one speak to you so strongly?I was always looking for more.
As a kid I thought,this cant be all there is.
My drag performance is my way of trying to lighten myself up.
Whats your favorite celebrity memoir and why?A Paper Lifeby Tatum ONeal.
Its the juiciest celebrity autobiography Ive ever read.
She holds nothing back!
Also, Ruth Pointer of the Pointer SistersStill So Excited!
And he said, As long as you dont mind if I take mine off too!
[That quote is] one of my favorites.
Its so good and so juicy.
I loveJane Fondas bookMy Life So Far.
Its so candid, so real, and she really lets you have it.
Ive known him for about 300 years.
He writes the same way he speaks.
Its about a teenage drag queen in high school.
Her life was cut short by cancer, but Im sure shed haveallthe stories to tell.
Apparently a lot of the stories inValley of the Dollsare thinly disguised stories of real people.
Im always interested in the untold stories of Hollywood.
Which male character from a book would make the best subject for a drag makeover?
[The main] character fromTales of the City, Armistead Maupins book.
The book takes place before all of those things in the late 70s.
He was a seeker and open to exploring, thats why he moves to San Francisco.
You know who might be even better?
Lestat [from Anne RicesInterview with the Vampire] would be a great drag queen, avampiredrag queen!
Especially since hed become a rock star at one point.
Who would I want to play in drag?
Whats the last book that made you laugh out loud?Right now Im readingCalypsoby David Sedaris.
I always look forward to his books.
Im readingCalypsoand his diaries at the same time.
I really enjoy those.
Do you have any literary crushes?The characters in the trashy novels, like Jackie Collins Lucky Santangelo.
I fall in love with those kinds of characters.
Which book would you recommend for people struggling in todays political climate?Animal Farmand1984are perfect companions.
You understand the tricks politicians employ to get control of people.
The basic method with all of that stuff is: people forget.
Thats why the Tatum ONeal one is so juicy.
[But] Id love to read a real, true, from-the-gut autobiography by Madonna.
I bet shes got some good stories.
Id love to read a Cher one.
