Even if she had been eliminated on the season's first episode, her mere existence in the cast would have already solidified her as a trailblazer.īut Peppermint is a fierce queen, and she lasted much longer than the first episode. Prior to her stint on the Emmy Award-winning program, there had never been a queen who came onto the show already identifying as trans (season four's Carmen Carrera came out after leaving the show, while Monica Beverly Hillz came out in the middle of her season). Rather, it was her decision to come onto the show as an out and proud trans woman. Yet, it wasn't her legendary past that made Peppermint such a compelling competitor on the show's most recent ninth season. Simply put, the candy-inspired drag queen is a legend-particularly in New York nightlife. You can support “Project Peppermint” here, and check out her other work here.Few come on to RuPaul's Drag Race already as established and as well-recognized as Peppermint. “I want people to know that life is a lot harder than it looks for drag queens, and for trans women,” she said. On RuPaul’s Drag Race, she was often casted off as the nice queen with a “good personality.” Peppermint hopes the documentary, which is scheduled to be released in 2018, will not only bring new issues and topics to the forefront, but will also take a deeper look as to who she is as a person. “I hope this serves as a tool for people to understand she’s a trans person who just happens to do drag for a living.” “People have an idea about what drag is and what drag should should be, and what trans is and what trans should be,” Pe’er said. The two said they appreciate the opportunity to work comfortably with each other, but are also up for the challenge to highlight what they believe to be uncharted territory. “He doesn’t seem afraid and that’s good.” “He gets to see my ass – quite literally – and that’s not something I wouldn’t invite any person with a camera,” Peppermint said. He explains that making a documentary is already an “unnatural act,” and he wants this experience to be as normal as possible. In order to keep the film as authentic as possible, Pe’er is adamant about ensuring that Peppermint herself does not have to help fund it. What started out as an idea for a short film, became a nuanced documentary that focuses on gender, performance, and how we all choose to be seen. From there, the two began telling Peppermint’s story together. Several years after that day in the park, Peppermint decided to have surgery and asked Pe’er to help document this new part of her life. I thought, ‘You’re a drag queen,’ but then, I never thought of her as a man either.” “Four years ago she called me and said, ‘I have something big to tell you.’ We took a walk in the park and she basically told me she was trans,” Pe’er said. “Project Peppermint” Trailer from Wilder Productions on Vimeo.
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