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In a new episode of World of Wonder’s web series ‘Let The Music Play,’ RuPaul reveals the origins of the phrase ‘sissy that walk.’

You might know ‘sissy that walk’ best from RuPaul’s latest single, but he actually began using it on episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race after hearing a writer say it while working on a story about child pageants. Watch the full clip below to learn more about the origins of this catchy catch phrase!

RuPaul’s Let The Music Play: Sissy That Walk

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