Why Does Rupaul Say Shantay You Stay? – Celebrity

“Shante you stay” and “Sashay away” are two rhyming statements* that were coined and are being popularized by RuPaul. These statements are regularly featured at the conclusion of the “Lip Sync For your Life” (LSFYL) segment of RuPaul’s popular American television series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (2009 to present).

The use of word “shante” in the lyrics to RuPaul’s 1993 “Supermodel (You Better Work)” record comes from the 1990 movie “Paris Is Burning” (which was filmed in the mid to late 1980s). “Paris is Burning uncovers a hidden world that gobsmacked me by the terms used

Either way, the meaning of that “Shante, you stay” statement is much more soulful and is given in a much more soulful manner than just saying “You’re safe.” “As for “shantay” I assumed it was a short from “enchanté”, which means “charmed” (both in a way to cast a spell, and to be pleased, just like in english).”..

While Britney Spears may forever hold the bragging rights for catapulting the term “Work, Bitch!” into pop culture back in 2013, there’s no denying that RuPaul, mother of all things glam and fab on RuPaul’s Drag Race, has successfully launched the world of drag queens into the mainstream.

What year did RuPaul record Supermodel of the World?

Here’s some information about RuPaul and the record “Supermodel (Of The World)”. From “In 1993 RuPaul recorded dance/house albums which included Supermodel of the World. They were released through the rap label Tommy Boy, spawning the dance track hit “Supermodel (You Better Work)”.

The use of word “shante” in the lyrics to RuPaul’s 1993 “Supermodel (You Better Work)” record comes from the 1990 movie “Paris Is Burning” (which was filmed in the mid to late 1980s). Here’s a quote about “Paris Is Bur ning” that was posted by Caress, 3/12/2006 on the blog.

From “In mid-2008, RuPaul began producing RuPaul’s Drag Race, a reality television game show which aired on Logo in February 2009. The premise of the program has several drag queens compete to be selected by RuPaul and a panel of judges as “America’s next drag superstar”. ****.

The American word “sashay” comes from the French word “chassé”. However, that dance movement isn’t the same movement that RuPaul refers to in his 1993 “Supermodel (You Better Work)” record. Nor is chassé the same movement that RuPaul means when he says “Sashay away” on his television series.

I think that “Shante” is the correct spelling for that name/word as it refers to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” because that is the way it was spelled in RuPaul’s “Supermodel” record and than name with a beginning “s “ fits the pattern of the “s” which begins the word “sashay”. -snip-.

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