For those who have the luxury of a comprehensive public transit system or ample parking, in a heavily populated and car-reliant region like Southern California, parallel parking is effectively a sport. It’s a badge of honor to squeeze your car into a tight spot on the first go or with minimal adjustment once you’re in. For many folks, though, the thought of parallel parking their car in a tight spot while everyone around you watches is enough to send them spiraling into a full-blown panic attack. Thankfully, world-renowned drag artist and covert car guy RuPaul has made a video explaining how to properly parallel park like a queen in his R107 Mercedes-Benz SL.
When RuPaul Charles isn’t hosting any of the Emmy award winning global franchises of his incredibly popular car-themed drag queen competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race, he’s just another eccentric car guy living in LA. Along with this R107 that’s either a 500 or a 560 SL, Ru recently posted a video in a Rivian (Ru-vian?) R1S, and is also known to have an affinity for classic Volvos.
RuPaul, if you or someone on your team is somehow reading my story, I desperately want to interview you about your love of cars as a queer car person myself. Fangirling aside, watch RuPaul’s impressively simple parallel parking lesson, so you can learn how to park like a true queen.