Peppermint (entertainer)

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Peppermint in 2017
Background information
Also known as
  • Miss Peppermint
  • Peppermint Gummybear [1]
Born (1980-01-31) 31 January 1980 (age 44)
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Genres
Occupation(s)Actress, drag queen, singer, songwriter, activist
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2001–present
Labels
Website Official website

Agnes Moore better known by her stage name Peppermint, or Miss Peppermint [2] (born January 31st 1980), [3] [4] is an American actress, singer, songwriter, television personality, drag queen, and activist. She is best known from the nightlife scene and, in 2017, as the runner-up on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . In 2018, Peppermint made her debut in The Go-Go's-inspired musical Head Over Heels as Pythio, becoming Broadway's first out trans woman to originate a lead role. [5]

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As a recording artist, she has released two studio albums, Hardcore Glamour, released in 2009, and Black Pepper, released in 2017, as well as five EPs, including A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers , which was released in 2020. In December 2023, she was announced as a part of the cast of the second season of The Traitors . [6]

Early life

Peppermint was raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. [7] She felt her gender non-conformity was policed, so she tried to fit in with others' expectations. [8] She transitioned after moving to New York City and came out in 2012, [9] before she appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race. While a contestant on Drag Race, Peppermint revealed that when she had been a high-school cheerleader, she had been beaten up by a male member of her high school's basketball team. [2]

Career

Early work

Peppermint started performing as a child in youth theatre, playing roles at Opera Delaware, Delaware Children's Theatre, and The Brandywiners Community Theatre. She continued performing at Wilmington High School where she was also on the cheerleading team. [10] For a time, she also worked as a makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics. [1]

Peppermint moved to New York City to study musical theatre at AMDA. While in college she got a job at the nightclub Tunnel's Kurfew parties, ultimately becoming a fixture in New York City nightlife. [11] She started recording music in 2005 for Jonny McGovern's mixtape Jonny McGovern Presents: This is NYC, Bitch! The East Village Mixtape. She contributed the song "Servin' It Up", which was produced by Adam Joseph. [12] The song was later released as Peppermint's debut single in 2006.

Peppermint was featured in the web series Queens of Drag: NYC by gay.com in 2010. The series featured fellow New York drag queens Bianca Del Rio, Dallas DuBois, Hedda Lettuce, Lady Bunny, Mimi Imfurst, and Sherry Vine. [13] [14] She also appeared as a drag-version of Tyra Banks on America's Next Top Model Cycle 14, Episode 5: "Smile and Pose" introducing a drag-theme runway challenge at Lucky Chengs in New York City. [15]

RuPaul's Drag Race

Peppermint at RuPaul's DragCon NYC, in 2017 Peppermint at Rupaul's Dragcon 2017 by dvsross.jpg
Peppermint at RuPaul's DragCon NYC, in 2017

Peppermint talked about being trans publicly for the first time on an episode of The Daily Show called "The Trans Panic Epidemic" in April 2016. [16]

On February 2, 2017, Peppermint was announced as one of the fourteen contestants on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [17] Though other transgender women have competed on RuPaul's Drag Race, she was the first to have come out prior to the show airing, [18] having come out in 2012. [9]

She won the Roast Challenge in episode 8. She placed in the bottom two in two challenges, lip-synching to Madonna's "Music" and the Village People's "Macho Man", winning both. Her performances earned her the favorable nickname "Lip Sync Assassin". Ultimately, she finished in second place after winner Sasha Velour, after they both lip-synced to Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right but It's Okay (Thunderpuss Remix)". [19]

Music

Peppermint's debut studio album Hardcore Glamour was self-released in 2009 and preceded by the singles "Servin' It Up" and "Thought Ya Knew". [20] In 2011, Sherry Vine and Peppermint released a parody of the Lady Gaga and Beyoncé song "Telephone" titled "Make Me Moan". Following the viral success of the music video, Peppermint later released other parody songs, including a parody of Azealia Banks' song "212", titled "21/12". [21] Her song "If I Steal Your Boyfriend" was used in the 2011 film Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend . [22]

On April 3, 2017, Peppermint released a six-track EP of remixes of various songs she had released up to that point, including the single "Dolla in My Titty". Her second studio album Black Pepper was released in June of the same year. A three-song EP with producer Cazwell called Blend was released in 2018. In 2019, Peppermint appeared on fellow Drag Race alum Trinity the Tuck's single "I Call Shade", which charted at number 13 on the Billboard Comedy Digital Tracks chart.

On February 11, 2020, it was announced that Peppermint was working on a new album, and the lead single "What You're Looking For" was released on February 14, 2020. [23] In an interview with Entertainment Tonight on August 28, 2020, Peppermint stated that the album would in fact be a trilogy of EPs, and that a full studio album was previously planned for a May 2020 release but was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The first of these EPs, A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers , will be released on October 16, 2020, with the lead single "Best Sex" being released on October 2. Of the project, she said "it really does focus on my life -- who I am as a trans woman -- and everything that's happening right now [with] Black Lives Matter, Black Trans Lives Matter and a lot of the issues that we are dealing with socially." She also confirmed that the project would feature collaborations with Laith Ashley, Jerome Bell, Daniel Shevlin of Well-Strung, Matt Katz-Bohen of Blondie, Corey Tut and Adam Joseph. [24]

The EP garnered Peppermint a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 2021 GLAAD Media Awards. [25]

On November 17, 2023, Peppermint released the debut single "STILETTO" with her newly announced pop music supergroup TransSisterRadio consisting of fellow members CASio (Clint Ashley Spires) original member of NYC underground music groups DaLipstyxx (Paper Magazine's Sounds of the City), THE KIKI TWINS and Synthia (Stephan Alexander) stage performer and recording artist.

TransSisterRadio released their highly anticipated follow-up single “TASTY” on March 22, 2024. They subsequently made their debut performance and first public appearance on April 4, 2024, at the party LolliPOP at the club RedEye NY. As of April 20, 2024 “STILETTO” and its remixes by DJ Erik Elias & NOAH along with “TASTY” have amassed more than 200,000+ streams on Spotify.

Acting

Peppermint (left) with Alyssa Edwards at RuPaul's DragCon LA in May 2019 Peppermint and Alyssa Edwards at Dragcon by dvsross.jpg
Peppermint (left) with Alyssa Edwards at RuPaul's DragCon LA in May 2019

Peppermint made her Broadway debut in The Go-Go's-inspired musical Head Over Heels using the songs of The Go-Go's. The plot of the show is somewhat based on The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia written by Sir Philip Sidney in the 16th century. The show began previews in June 2018 and officially opened July 2018, at the Hudson Theatre; playing the role of Pythio, Peppermint became the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway. [5]

Writing for Deadline Hollywood , Greg Evans summed up his impression of the musical as "occasionally amusing, occasionally cloying", expressing disappointment that many popular Go-Go's songs appeared to have been flattened over the years the musical spent in development. [26] In Entertainment Weekly , Kelly Connolly viewed the show more favorably, praising "the charismatic cast" and Michael Mayer's "joyful production"; she gave the A− score overall. [27] The New York Times 's critic Ben Brantley's review drew criticism as transphobic and misgendering of Peppermint's character. [28] [29] [30] The Times subsequently edited the review and Brantley apologized for it, writing that he had tried to "reflect the light tone of the show". [31] The show closed in January 2019. [32]

Peppermint has had appearances on Pose and Saturday Night Live , [33] and in October 2019 played the role of Pastor Olivia, "the [transgender] leader of an LGBTQ-friendly congregation", in a two-episode arc of God Friended Me . [34]

Continued career

From 2019 to 2020, she co-hosted It's a Mess podcast with Cazwell. [35]

Peppermint is a co-founder of Black Queer Town Hall along with Bob The Drag Queen. [36] [37] The inaugural event featured speakers such as Laverne Cox and Angela Davis and raised over $270,000 for The Okra Project. [37] [38]

On June 2, 2021, Peppermint was announced as a cast member of OUTtv's Call Me Mother , where her and fellow "Drag Mothers" Crystal and Barbada de Barbades adopt and mentor up-and-coming drag talent over an eight-week journey as they compete to win the title of "First Child Of Drag" and a $50,000 prize package. In the show, Peppermint will be representing the House of Dulcet. [39]

In September 2023, it was announced that Peppermint would be a contestant on Peacock's second season of The Traitors . The season was released in January 2024. [40]

Public image

She does not use her birth name, and asks that publications not deadname her. [7] [41] For several years, she went by the name "Angel", which derived from her portraying Angel in a one-act production of Rent . [42]

Discography

Peppermint discography
Studio albums2
EPs5
Singles14

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Hardcore Glamour [20]
Black Pepper [43]
  • Released: June 21, 2017
  • Label: Hardcore Glamour
  • Formats: digital download

EPs

TitleDetails
Sugar & Spiked
Blend(with Cazwell) [44]
  • Released: March 10, 2018
  • Label: SNOWCONE
  • Formats: Digital download
A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers
Letters (The Remixes)
Moment of Weakness: Letters to My Lovers
  • Released: April 22, 2022 [48]
  • Label: Producer Entertainment Group
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

SongYearAlbum
"Servin' It Up"
(featuring Cazwell)		2006Hardcore Glamour
"Thought Ya Knew"2007
"Dolla in My Titty (Part 1)"2013Non-album singles
"C.L.A.T."
(with Aja, Alexis Michelle & Sasha Velour featuring DJ Mitch Ferrino)		2017
"Civil War"Black Pepper
"Too Funky"
(with Ari Gold)
"#Liftmeup"
(with Amanda Lepore, Debbie Harry, Greko, & Sharon Needles)		2019non-album single
"What You're Looking For" [23] 2020
"Lift Them Up 2020"
(with Amanda Lepore, Debbie Harry, Greko, & Sharon Needles)
"Best Sex"A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers
"A Girl Like Me" (Electropoint Remix)2021Letters (The Remixes)
"(Put Your) Gay Hands Up"
(with Jan and Alaska) [49] 		Non-album single
"Here For It"
"Broken Home"
(featuring Jerome Bell)		2022Moment of Weakness: Letters to My Lovers
SongYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Comedy
Dig. [50]
"Category Is"
(RuPaul featuring Peppermint, Sasha Velour, Shea Coulee, & Trinity the Tuck)		2017—non-album single
"Thirsty"
(Adam Joseph featuring Peppermint)		—
"I Call Shade"
(Trinity the Tuck featuring Peppermint)		201913Plastic

Other appearances

SongYearOther artist(s)Album
"We Three Queens"2017 Manila Luzon and Alaska Thunderfuck Christmas Queens 3
"What Child Is This" Thorgy Thor
"R U Mad"2018Michael Blume & Shea Coulee Cynicism & Sincerity
"Pretty Girl Anthem" Jiggly Caliente T.H.O.T. Process
"Vision of Nowness"Original Broadway Cast of Head Over HeelsHead Over Heels (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Jeremy Kushnier, Rachel York, & Original Broadway Cast of Head Over Heels
"Whoever You Might Be"2020Jackson TeeleyWithin Earshot: Anthems for the In-Between

Music videos

SongYearDirector
"Servin' It Up"
(featuring Cazwell)		2006N/A
"Thought Ya' Knew"2008
"Working Girl"2009
"Excuse My Beauty"2010Brendan Kyle Cochrane
"Let You Have It"Karl Giant
"Fresh"
(featuring Adam Joseph and Cazwell)		2011N/A
"Dolla in My Titty"2014
"Too Funky"
(featuring Ari Gold and the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9)		2017Marsin
"Civil War"Mikhail Torich
"Blend"
(featuring Cazwell) [51] 		2018Brenden T. R. Gregory
"Black Pepper" [52] Assaad Yacoub
"Vision of Nowness" [53] 2019Tyler Stone
"The Most Office" [54] 2020Jake Wilson

Parody music videos

SongYearDirector
"Make Me Moan" (Sherry Vine and Peppermint)2010Blake Martin
"JLo Papi" (Sherry Vine and Peppermint)2012Francis Von Legge
"3D End of Time"N/A
"21/12"Francis Von Legge
"Epic Broadway Medley Parody" (Sherry Vine and Peppermint)2017N/A

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2005Beyond the Ladies Room DoorHerselfShort film
2006 Fur
2011Finding HomeHerself
2019 Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts Herself [55]
2019Ru's AngelsHerselfShort film [56]
2020Nubia: AmplifiedThemself OutTV original [57]
2021Being BebeThemselfArchive footage [58]
2021 The Bitch Who Stole Christmas Bea Eeep [59]
2022 Fire Island Peppermint [60]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 CSI: NY [20] Sex WorkerSeason 3, Episode 14: "The Lying Game"
2009 The Real World: Brooklyn [61] HerselfEpisode 2: "The Outs and Ins of Brooklyn"
2010 America's Next Top Model Tyra BanksCycle 14, Episode 5: "Smile and Pose" [15]
2010 Ugly Betty [62] [20] Season 4, Episode 13: "Chica and the Man"
2010 The A-List: New York [63] HerselfSeason 1, Episode 6: "Texting and Tears"
2012 She's Living for This HerselfSeason 1, Episode 2: "The Peppermint Episode"
2016 The Daily Show HerselfSeason 21, Episode 86. "April 6—Angelica Ross" [64] [65]
2017 RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant Season 9, Runner up
2018Herself (guest) Season 10, Episode: 10s Across the Board [66]
2017 Breakfast Television Toronto [67] HerselfGuest
2018 Saturday Night Live [33] Drag QueenGuest Appearance; Episode: "Steve Carell/Ella Mai"
2019 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Drag QueenGuest Appearance
2019 Pose EuphoriaGuest Appearance
2019 God Friended Me Pastor OliviaGuest Appearance (2 Episodes)
2019Hey QweenHerself (guest)Guest appearance
2020 Deputy [68] DaisyEpisode 1: "Graduation Day"
2020 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen [69] HerselfSeason 17, Episode 43
2020–present I Am Jazz [70] HerselfRecurring
2020–presentTranslation [71] [38] HerselfCo-host
2021The Sherry Vine Variety Show [72] HerselfGuest
2021 Call Me Mother [39] HerselfDrag Mother
2021 Schmigadoon! [73] Madam VinaGuest, Episode: "Schmigadoon!"
2023 Survival of the Thickest [74] PeppermintRecurring role
2024 The Traitors Contestant = Faithful Season 2, 21st place

Audio series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2021 Macbeth Three Witches [75]
2021 Hot White Heist Camilla Toe [76]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010Queens of Drag: NYCHerselfProduced by gay.com [13] [14]
2017 Untucked HerselfCompanion show to RuPaul's Drag Race [77]
2018Drag BabiesHerselfDrag Mentor [78]
2019Bestie$ For Ca$hHerselfGuest, with Cazwell [79]
2019Out of the ClosetHerselfGuest [80]
2019Jag RaceHerselfby Attitude [81]
2019Black Girl BeautyHerselfBy VH1 [82] [83]
2020The Only ReviewHerselfBy The Only Productions [84]
2020-23The Pit StopHerselfGuest, 3 episodes [85] [86] [87]
2020 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Dr. Frank. N. Furter (singing double for Tim Curry)Fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. [88]
2021Wanna Be On Top?HerselfPodcast, guest [89]
2021DRAMAHerselfPodcast, guest [90]
2022In TransitHerselfGuest [91]
2024 The Traitors PostmortemHerselfGuest [92]

Music video appearances

YearSongDirectorRef.
2008"When We Get Together" (The Ones)Karl Giant
2013"Christmas on the Dance Floor" (Greg Scarnici)Greg Scarnici [93]
2017"C.L.A.T"Assaasd Yacoub [94]
2017"Faces" (Mila Jam)Frank Boccia [95]
2017"Expensive (Deluxe Version)" (Todrick Hall)Todrick Hall and Matthew Macar [96]
2017"Let It Snow" (Christmas Queens)Brad Hammer [97]
2019"Scores" (Kahanna Montrese)Brad Hammer [98]
2019"I Call Shade" (Trinity the Tuck)Tyler Stone [99]
2020"Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs" (Todrick Hall)Todrick Hall [100]
2020"Always" (Waze & Odyssey)Unknown [101]

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Head Over Heels Pythio San Francisco, California, Curran Theatre
2018–2019 Broadway, Hudson Theatre

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