'RuPaul is a beautiful soul, and never has that beauty been more on display than in the pages of The House of Hidden Meanings. This memoir contains all the nuances of RuPaul’s story previously unknown, filled with universal and necessary truths everyone should embrace about identity and acceptance' Jane Fonda, Academy Award winning actress

'RuPaul will live forever. Like Cleopatra. Like Shakespeare. Not only as a creator but as a teacher and great source of inspiration. His memoir is deeply felt and beautifully written' Isaac Mizrahi, producer & fashion icon

'More invaluable wisdom from my favorite GuRu' Thandiwe Newton, Emmy & BAFTA award winning actress

'There are few people in history who can invent themselves and, through sheer love and determination, can transcend that invention. Bowie was one of those people and so is RuPaul. This book crisscrosses the United States like a cross-dressing On The Road. Pathos, wisdom and humor collide to enlighten the reader- I just could not put it down' Daphne Guinness, fashion designer, actress, and musician

'RuPaul’s memoir is brilliant, bold, beautiful, and brave. This book has balls' Michael Patrick King, writer/director Sex and the City and …And Just Like That

'RuPaul has poured his soul into his biography. And it’s a beautiful one' Lee Daniels, director

‘It is a memoir that is by turns shocking, poignant, fantastically egotistical and often wise. Each sentence is recognisably in RuPauls’s voice – arch, funny given to epigrammatic pronouncements – distilling the cadences and assorted pop culture references that have come to characterise his TV persona. Consistently entertaining’ Observer

‘Gossipy, raunchy’ Evening Standard

‘Richly evocative, emotionally poignant and brimming with inspiration to swim against the current, RuPaul Charles’ memoir-cum-manifesto defies genres – much like the man himself’ iNews

The Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the international drag superstar and pop culture icon