RuPaul Quotes

People still tell me I’m fat, but when I look in the mirror, that’s not what I see.

When people talk about my weight, I'm like, 'You seem to have a problem with it; I don't.'

Just because people are calling you skinny doesn't mean I'm like, 'Yay!' No! You're telling me I don't look right. This is me, this is my body - I have accepted it.

I'm not afraid of how I look in the mirror.

It seems to be unfathomable to people that I just happen to be 49 and look good. I am totally capable of accepting myself.

In all honesty, I don't really know how to feel sexy.

I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, 'Well you're never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don't even try.' I mean, I care about being pretty, but it's not my most valued thing.

I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got.

Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.

Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn't mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like.

What we all learn is that beauty isn't a size 2. It's not a size 4. It's not a size 12. It's how you feel.

I feel sexier in my 40s than I did in my 20s and 30s.

I look in the mirror, and I'm a plus-size girl, but I got it going on.

When someone tells me that I'm not real, I say to them, 'Well, what about me isn't real?' I have not changed my figure. This is who I am.

Back in Nebraska, I was known as the fat model - the girl who was pretty for a big girl. My body, like my confidence, has been picked apart, manipulated, and controlled by others who didn't necessarily understand it.

I don't hate what I see when I look in the mirror. Even if legions of others don't agree. I have accepted the reflection that reliably bounces back at me for its perks and its flaws.

If you don't like the look of my face, don't look at me! I'm the one who has to live with it.

When you are truly you and share who you are with the world and be confident in who you are, it doesn't matter what size you are. It doesn't matter what your different body parts look like.

For so long, I've been a little misunderstood as a person. You know, I do have this strut about me. I don't know if it's the Jersey girl in me. I like to think of myself as an egg, you know? Hard on the outside but soft on the inside.

On my show 'The Real,' we often encourage women to fight against body-shaming and own the skin that they're in.

I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself'.

My ass is big because a lot of people have to kiss it.

The woman wins who calls herself beautiful, and challenges the world to change to fit her vision.

For you to be able to take a picture of yourself that you feel good enough about to share with the world - I think that's a great thing.

I think that, as a woman, it's much healthier and more positive to focus on your good parts and the things you like about yourself, not pick yourself apart.