RuPaul is taking the next step toward total world domination: his own Netflix series.

Premiering Friday, Jan. 10, via the streaming service, "AJ and the Queen" stars the iconic performer as a heartbroken, down-on-his-luck New York City drag queen embarking on a cross-country club tour — with a 10-year-old runaway in tow.

The series, co-created by the legendary star born RuPaul Charles and Michael Patrick King, creator of "Sex and the City" and "2 Broke Girls," serves as a lovely testament to the power of chosen families.

RuPaul's Ruby Red and AJ (played by newcomer Izzy G.) forge a powerful connection as they travel from city to city, crossing paths with a number of fellow stars from the world of drag in the process.

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“When you are a sweet, sensitive soul, you have to find your tribe and your survival depends on finding people who can help you when you can’t help yourself," RuPaul said. "Like Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ along the journey you collect these people who are there to remind you of who you are when you can’t remember for yourself. And it’s important, and I want young people to get into the practice of doing that early on in their lives.”

RuPaul is certainly no stranger to television success — the "RuPaul's Drag Race" reality competition franchise has earned him six Emmy awards and counting since 2016.

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Nor is he new to the scene as an actor, with recurring roles in Netflix series "Grace and Frankie" and "Girlboss" following a supporting turn in the cult classic "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999) and guest appearances on everything from "Walker, Texas Ranger" to "BoJack Horseman."

But "AJ and the Queen" called on the performer, 59, to expose a vulnerable side of himself. There's sadness, struggle, even the rare sight of RuPaul mid-transition into and out of drag, in the series.

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“It was initially very scary but I wanted to do it," he said. "I felt if there was ever a time I was going to do it, it would be now. I’ve had a very, very long career. I've been very fortunate, but if you stop challenging yourself as a performer, as a human on this planet, you don’t open yourself up to new ideas. You never know where the next big idea (is) coming from."

But RuPaul knew he was in good hands with King, who he had previously worked with on the series "The Comeback."

"I know how he works. I know how passionate and talented and lovely he is, so I knew that I could achieve that with him," he said.

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Many look to RuPaul as an inspirational figure, including fans and fellow drag queens. It's no surprise that his most recent book, released in 2018, bore the cheeky-but-true title "GuRu." So what did the experience of "AJ and the Queen" teach RuPaul about himself?

“That I’m not dead inside," RuPaul said with a laugh.

“I climbed up on stage 38 years ago for money and I’ve been doing it ever since," he elaborated. "I’m still here. I’ve been very fortunate in this business, but to do this, to sustain a career for this long, there are sacrifices you have to make. There are places in your consciousness, in your physical self, that you have to protect, and I wasn’t sure if I could access the vulnerability again after protecting it for so many years.

"So I knew that with Michael Patrick King, I stood a very good chance of being able to do it because I feel safe with him. The biggest reward has been (knowing) that I can still access that and all those years of protecting my vulnerability didn’t harden me to the point where I couldn’t show that vulnerability.”

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"AJ and the Queen" is just the start of what's shaping up to be a landmark year for RuPaul in 2020. Coinciding with Friday's Netflix premiere, RuPaul will release a new album, "You're a Winner Baby," featuring a re-recorded version of the "AJ and the Queen" anthem "Ruby is Red Hot."

VH1 has given the green light to the 12th season of "RuPaul's Drag Race," a fifth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" and the inaugural season of "RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race."

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The official Las Vegas residency “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!” opens Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Flamingo Hotel, produced by World of Wonder and Voss Events and directed by RuPaul and Jamal Sims. Then RuPaul’s DragCon UK happens Jan. 18 and 19 in London, followed by a sixth year of DragCon in Los Angeles May 1 to 3.

With all of these projects on the way, can viewers expect more adventures of AJ and Ruby Red following their introduction 10-episode bow on Netflix? Even though RuPaul runs the world, and he and King would love to do it, the decision is out of their hands.

“It’s Netflix’s call," RuPaul explained, "so we’ll see.”