This week on Gay2k: The Podcast, John-Paul and Sarah are taking us on a total fever-dream trip back to the 90s! In "RuPaul: The RuVolution," the team dives deep into the glittery trenches of NYC’s downtown club scene to trace Mother’s iconic glow-up from gritty street queen to global CEO. They kick things off by obsessing over that legendary "Love Shack" cameo—reminiscing about the pure, unadulterated joy of seeing a pre-superstar RuPaul absolutely eating up the screen with The B-52's. It’s a gorgeous look back at the DIY, punk-rock roots that fueled Ru’s rise to stardom before she was a household name.

The team dives headfirst into the glory of our first mainstream Drag Queen, shouting out those subversive 90s cameos that basically raised us—specifically Ru’s iconic (and s ...