Gottmik will make herstory tonight as the first trans male contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The drag queen spoke with TheWrap ahead of the Season 13 premiere about breaking new ground for the show.
“I couldn’t be happier for RuPaul allowing me to come on this show and show that drag is literally for everyone,” Gottmik said. “All you have to is audition and trust your drag. [RuPaul] knows drag is drag. You just have to trust yourself and kill it.”
Indeed, the show does not stipulate its contestants have to be cisgender men.
Season 9 runner-up Peppermint was the first to enter the competition as an openly trans woman (Season 5 contestant Monica Beverly Hills announced she was trans during the show).