Gottmik will be the first competing trans man on RuPaul’s Drag Race. (VH1) Drag Race welcoming Gottmik – its first competing trans man – to season 13 is more than just an inclusive gesture – it’s “groundbreaking” mainstream representation, as one trans man perfectly explained. The long-awaited Drag Race season 13 lineup was revealed on
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Peppermint was among the first queens to come onboard. (James Michael Avance) Since the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race aired more than a decade ago, 153 queens have shantayed, sashayed and sissied that walk. And only one of those 153 queens has been openly trans. Her name is Peppermint, the legendary queen from NYC