RuPaul on Identity in the Trump Era: ‘Don’t Pick Battles With Your Allies’

As an industry veteran with decades under his belt, RuPaul is riding the sort of wave that doesn't come along often.

The ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, the competition show on which RuPaul, appearing in and out of drag, picks a winner from several aspiring queens, is nearing the end of its first season on VH1 after eight years on scrappier sister network Logo. (The finale, in which a winner is to be named, will air June 23.