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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Peppermint Talks ‘Transparent’ Musical, Anti-LGBTQ Legislation and Wanting to Compete on ‘All Stars’

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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Peppermint wants back on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She famously was runner-up in Season 9 when Sasha Velour took the crown after her iconic rose petal-filled finale lip sync. “I would love to go on ‘All Stars,’” Peppermint tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

She was asked to compete in 2018 but was already booked for the Go-Go’s Broadway musical, “Head Over Heels.” “I will happily go onto the show if they invite me,” Peppermint says. “It is quite expensive and quite an investment, but I do think it could be worth it.” Peppermint will next be seen in “A Transparent Musical,” opening May 20 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.

She plays Davina, a role originated on the “Transparent” television series by Alexandra Billings. Peppermint recalls having “two-person watch parties” with her music producer when the series first premiered on Amazon in 2014. “The story is about a white Jewish family, which I don’t necessarily identify with, but… I was able to connect with it, and at that time, it was probably this one major television series that felt like it was telling my story,” Peppermint says. “That both highlights the lack of stories that are actually out there that are inclusive and diverse, but it also definitely shows that this could be of great importance and significance to a lot of people.

I’m just really grateful for the original TV series. It brought me a lot of joy and all of the feelings.” The original “Transparent” starred straight cisgender actor Jeffrey Tambor in the lead role of Maura, a trans woman who transitions later in life.

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