RuPaul to announce shock retirement from television?

Sad news for RuPaul fans. Speculation had been rife that the American television host best known for his show RuPaul's Drag Race on MTV, is about to announce his retirement from television, at age 65, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 12/08/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a television host isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a television host-singer-actor just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouRuPaul

For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouRuPaul was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“RuPaul was unlike any other television host we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouRuPaul”
— @universalObserver, 11 Aug 2026

“Didn't RuPaul retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 11 Aug 2026

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