Happy Birthday, br RuPaul!.br RuPaul Andre Charles br turns 63 years old today.br Here are five fun facts about br the famous drag queen.br 1. His name, “Ru,” comes from the br creole soup and stew base, “roux.”.br 2. RuPaul was crowned br “The Queen of br Manhattan” in 1989.br 3. He was in a br punk band called br Wee Wee Pole.br 4. Judge Judy is his icon.br 5. RuPaul became the br first drag queen to get br a star on the Hollywood br Walk of Fame. .