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WATCH: Lip Sync Battle Is a Ripoff of Drag Race, Says RuPaul
"Straight pop culture has liberally lifted things from gay culture as long as I can remember," the 55-year-old drag icon told Vulture.
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WATCH: Lip Sync Battle Is a Ripoff of Drag Race, Says RuPaul

"Straight pop culture has liberally lifted things from gay culture as long as I can remember," the 55-year-old drag icon told Vulture.

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