RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 to feature first trans man contestant

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 will feature a transmasculine contestant for the first time. On Wednesday, the cast of Drag Race’s 13th season was announced, with a new group of queens competing to be named America’s next drag superstar. “I need to be the first trans winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, period,” Gottmik, 23, declared in his promotional video. RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 will premiere on 1 January on VH1 in the US, with the new episodes expected to follow soon after on Netflix for UK viewers.