Standing 6-foot-7-inches tall, sans heels, RuPaul Charles is a striking figure.

Drop the surname, add heels, a fierce wig, flawless makeup, and a fabulous frock and you have the glamorous persona RuPaul has embodied since she released her hit single, “Supermodel (You Better Work)” in 1993.

Now, RuPaul is poised to show another side, an ass-kicking, take-no-prisoners version a little naughtier than the high-couture creation she is most known for.

Get ready to meet RuPaul’s latest incarnation, Starrbooty, at Bacchus House’s Turn-About Block Party (at the Ohio Street stage) on Saturday, Oct. 13.

To get to know Starrbooty better, the Gay & Lesbian Times spoke with RuPaul about her creation, which she developed more than two decades ago.

“Well, it’s a character I created over 20 years ago in Atlanta, Ga., that was a joke; it was inspired by John Waters movies and Russ Meyer movies,” RuPaul said of the character’s first foray into film on a home camera. “And I wanted to do it again 20 years later, because I felt like I never really did it any justice back then.

“And I felt that in today’s politically correct climate of overzealous, self-righteous people, this movie is a perfect antidote. It is so fabulously rotten and exploitive, and I just saw it again the other night, and it still cracks me the fuck up.”

That is a good thing, since RuPaul wrote the screenplay and the film’s music (including its rump shakin’ title track), as well as produced it.

Starrbooty follows the exploits of a supermodel agency operative whose niece is abducted by her arch nemesis, Annaka Manners (played by Candis Cayne), forcing Starrbooty to go undercover as a hooker named Cupcake.

With a healthy dash of raunchy humor, RuPaul also draws on a wealth of cinematic influences to give a fresh perspective on “women who kick ass” genre of film.

“When I first saw Cleopatra Jones I was just gob smacked,” she said. “I think it was the only time I ever wrote a fan letter to someone. I wrote to Tamara Dobson, who played the character. I was going to say I never felt that way before, but I remember when Barbarella showed up on the cover of Life Magazine in our mailbox, I felt that way. I remember going out to the garage to try to emulate the pose she had on the cover of Life Magazine.”

RuPaul also credits one of her real life heroes as an inspiration for Starrbooty.

“I grew up in a house with all women,” she said. “My mother was the biggest bull dyke you’d ever want to imagine. She was a slight woman – she was tall, but she was so butch and so powerful, and I just admired her so much. I really dug her, and seeing what she was up against from society, in terms of wanting to do her own thing – it made me feel bad. So whenever I can see someone flexing their muscles and getting what they want, it turns me on.”

From hosting her own talk show on VH-1, to bit parts in films such as The Brady Bunch Movie, and from being the “First Face of M.A.C.” cosmetics, to musical duets with Elton John and Martha Wash, RuPaul has just about done it all.

For someone who has seemingly done it all, there are still two career moves she’d like to make. One is a return to doing a talk show without an audience, and the other is a duet with her favorite celebrity, Judge Judy, whom she looks to for “one hour of clear speak” during the day.

Having spent a great deal of her career as an icon in the GLBT community, RuPaul has been witness to some of the community’s changes during the years.

She said one problem in the community is “the oppressed taking on the characteristics of their oppressor,” referring to members of the GLBT community identifying as straight-acting. This has “splintered” the community, she said, and she sees a deeper need to stand together in unity.

“Unfortunately, by splintering up and specializing the community, it loses its power,” she said. “It’s an illusion that we are all separate from one another. I understand the thinking that everybody wants to be recognized for their own unique way of thinking, or for the way that they feel. But the truth is, when we’re together and we are all human beings, we have more power.”

With the upcoming homecoming show (RuPaul was born at Mercy Hospital and lived in San Diego until 1976), the performer is looking forward to simple pleasures – spending time with family and friends.

“I get to spend time with my family, and I don’t get to see them as often as I should,” she said. “I live in New York City, and get out to L.A. and Southern California maybe four times a year. And I really enjoy them, so I am going to be in a really great space to do a show that night from being around them.”

If there is anything audiences can bet on it’s that the drag-tastic diva will put on one hell of a show.

“I’m performing songs from the movie, plus some of my old repertoire,” she said. “I am having a great time with this show and being able to do these new songs!”