through JUNE you'll find a RuPaul Doll onward a shelf right next to Barbie and G.


through JUNE you'll find a RuPaul Doll onward a shelf right next to Barbie and G.I. Joe standing tall. Well, taller, actually. In real life the supermodel of the world has fertility of height on professional mannequin Naomi Campbell thus she could take Barbie.

"It's like a happy marriage between Barbie and G.I. Joe She's gotta be fierce and way hotter" says Jason Wu 22 designer and creative director at Integrity Toys, the 13-inch mini-Ru's manufacturer. Integrity will propose three versions of Ru--from haute couture to au naturel--and the company brass anticipates everyone to want one.

"I played with dolls when I was a boy" says Ru who has performed in drag for 23 years, "and I played with trucks" His doll will be available in June at ToysRUs.com and FAO Schwartz. The doll launches the first salvo in Ru's comeback campaign, which includes a recent CD, RuPaul Red Hot, and a more contemporary, relaxed direct the eye for his forthcoming nightclub tour--just in time for gay pride celebrations. "The kids ne it," he says. "I ne it. I ne to be entertained."



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