TL;DR
- RuPaul stunned Austin fans with a surprise DJ set.
- The 64-year-old spun house music in a casual hoodie and glasses.
- Famous “love yourself” catchphrase got the crowd roaring.
- TikTok clip of the set hit over 300,000 views.
- Fans dubbed it another one of Ru’s “side quests.”
Mama Ru’s Texas Takeover
Drag royalty RuPaul sashayed away from the runway and straight into the DJ booth in Austin — and fans are still gagging over it. The 64-year-old icon of Drag Race fame swapped sequins for a casual hoodie and glasses Saturday night at The Concourse Project, blasting house beats like it was 1992 all over again. Before the show, Ru teased on Instagram, “We will have a good time, Texas!” — and, honey, she did not lie.
Crowds were whipped into a frenzy when Mama Ru dropped her signature mic-drop line, “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” over the pounding bass. TikTok user Juan Villela posted a clip calling her “on another level,” and the internet agreed — racking up over 300,000 views faster than a queen can glue down a lace front.
Side Quests and Sick Beats
Fans couldn’t get enough of Ru’s turntable talents. One declared, “Ru is doing everything but retiring. She’s really giving the kids what we want.” Another confessed they left “exhausted from dancing,” while a third served up some history: “Everyone surprised by her eating this up? Gurls, she was out raving before we were all born.”
The performance is just another glittery jewel in RuPaul’s crown of unexpected career moves — what one fan jokingly called her “side quests.” Between producing reality TV, dropping chart-topping tracks, and now DJing in Texas, Ru’s proving she’s still got tricks tucked behind those trademark sunglasses.
Engines Revving for the UK
But Mama Ru isn’t just moonlighting as a DJ. She’s gearing up for the return of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, now in its seventh season. The teaser trailer — as brief and tantalizing as a queen’s rhinestoned mini — promises the full line-up will drop August 22, with the new series “coming soon.”
For the LGBTQ community, Ru’s latest stunt is more than just entertainment. It’s a reminder that queer artistry thrives when it refuses to be boxed in. Whether she’s lip-syncing for her life, mentoring the next drag superstar, or dropping beats in a Texas club, RuPaul embodies the unapologetic joy of self-expression — and that’s the kind of representation that keeps the engines running.