Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 306 – March 8, 2017

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
The spectacular and
abundantly talented,
popular and admired Queen
Peppermint will be taking
the stage on March 11 at The
Imperial Court of New York’s
Night of a Thousand Gowns.
Aside from being one of
New York’s most well-liked
performers, Peppermint can
dance, sing and lip sync. I
met her for the very first time
at Miss Fire Island and was
so impressed by her artistry
that I had to run over and
talk to her immediately. On
behalf of Get Out! magazine,
I would like to congratulate
her on being selected to
compete this season on
“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and
I wish her the very best of
luck. It’s well deserved.
Watch RuPaul’s
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Season Premier
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PEPPERMINT
Photo credit: logotv.com
Peppermint, what
involvement do you have
with The Imperial Court
of New York?
I am actually not in the
court, but I’m a big fan.
One of my mentors was
empress of the court,
Coco LaChine.
So you’re performing this
year?
I’m going and performing.
Will you be doing
anything special for the
evening?
I’ll be doing a little bit of
old and new. I’ll be doing
some original songs and
also something new.
Even more important,
what will you be
wearing?
I have to wear a thousand
gowns. I’m actually putting
the feelers out, looking
for some designers,
and hopefully I’ll have
something gorgeous
and long and glamorous,
befitting of an evening
with the court.
I’m sure that you will do
a fabulous job of that. Do
you attend every year?
No, I’ve only gone three
times. There’s always
something going on at
the same time. There was
always a conflict. I’ve been
trying to get to perform
there for years. This is the
first time that we got it
together to make it work.
Well, I’m very excited
that you’re going to
perform this year.
What does Night of a
Thousand Gowns mean
to you?
The Imperial Court is
extremely important. I
think that it embodies
some of the key principles
that I like to bring into
drag, which are obviously
glamour, and gowns, but
also charity. It’s a charity
organization, and they get
together and do Night
of a Thousand Gowns,
in addition to other
wonderful fundraising
events, in an effort to raise
money to improve the
quality of life for LBGTQ
and LBGTQ youth. They
are extremely active in our
community. They really
put their money where
their mouth is. Literally!
They walk the walk, and
they talk the talk. They do
the work. That’s important
to me. I was extremely
excited when they asked
me to do it this year.