The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir – Audiobook

“The House of Hidden Meanings” is a deeply intimate memoir of self-discovery, found family, and self-acceptance by international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul. It’s his most revealing and personal work to date, offering a self-portrait of the legendary icon on his journey to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag.

At the heart of RuPaul’s success lies his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul. Yet, this very adaptability has also made him somewhat enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul truly reveals himself.

In “The House of Hidden Meanings”, RuPaul sheds away all artifice and recounts the story of his life with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own life story, uncovering new truths and insights into his personal history.

Here, in RuPaul’s singular and extraordinary story, lies a manual for living—a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of embracing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.

A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, “The House of Hidden Meanings” is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on his journey to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. “I’ve always loved to view the world with analytical eyes, examining what lies beneath the surface. Here, the focus is on my own life—as RuPaul Andre Charles,” says RuPaul.

If we’re all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare.