Peppermint (drag queen)

Peppermint
Born Kevin Moore
Other names Peppermint Stick, Peppermint Gummybear
Occupation Drag queen, singer
Website
PepperminOnline.com

Kevin Moore, better known by his stage name Peppermint, is an American actor, singer, and drag queen. Peppermint often performs with Adam Joseph, Cazwell, Jonny McGovern, and Sherry Vine.

Career

Moore started performing in drag as Peppermint at Tunnel's Kurfew parties.[1] Peppermint rose to become a fixture in New York City nightlife.

Peppermint started recording music in 2005 for Jonny McGovern's mixtape Jonny McGovern Presents: This is NYC, Bitch! The East Village Mixtape. He contributed the song, Servin' It Up," which was produced by Adam Joseph.[2] 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.[3][4]

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."[5]

Peppermint's song "If I Steal Your Boyfriend" was used in the 2011 film Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend.[6]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Song Year Album
"Servin' It Up" (featuring Cazwell) 2006 Hardcore Glamour
"Thought Ya' Knew" 2007
"Dolla in My Titty (Part 1)" 2013 Non-album single

Music videos

Song Year Director
"Servin' It Up" (featuring Cazwell) 2006 N/A
"Thought Ya' Knew 2008 N/A
"Working Girl" 2009 N/A
"Excuse My Beauty" 2010 Brendan Kyle Cochrane
"Let You Have It" Karl Giant
"Fresh" (featuring Adam Joseph and Cazwell) 2011 N/A
"Dolla in My Titty" 2014 N/A

Parody music videos

Song Year Director
"Make Me Moan" (Sherry Vine and Peppermint) 2010 Blake Martin
"JLo Papi" (Sherry Vine and Peppermint) 2012 Francis Von Legge
"3D End of Time" N/A
"21/12" Francis Von Legge

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Beyond the Ladies Room Door[7] Himself Short film
2006 Fur[8]
2011 Finding Home[9] Himself

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 CSI: NY[10] Female Impersonator Season 3, Episode 14: "The Lying Game"
2009 The Real World: Brooklyn[11] Himself Episode 2: "The Outs and Ins of Brooklyn"
2010 Ugly Betty[12][13] Season 4, Episode 13: "Chica and the Man"
2010 The A-List: New York[14] Himself Season 1, Episode 6: "Texting and Tears"
2012 She's Living for This[15] Himself Season 1, Episode 2: "The Peppermint Episode"

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Queens of Drag: NYC[16] Himself Produced by gay.com

Music video appearances

Year Song Director
2008 "When We Get Together" (The Ones) Karl Giant
2013 "Christmas on the Dance Floor" (Greg Scarnici)[17] Greg Scarnici

References

  1. "**She's Living For This**". here TV. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. "Bad Girl Peppermint". Get Out! Magazine. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. "Gaycom launches Queens of Drag NYC". The Advocate. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. "gay.com – Queens of Drag: NYC". here TV. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  5. Glazer, Eliot (20 December 2012). "Drag Queen’s Azealia Banks Parody Also Doubles As Savvy 2012 Rap-Up". Vulture.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  6. "Peppermint (IV) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  7. "Peppermint (II) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  8. "Kevin 'Peppermint' Moore – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  9. "Peppermint Gummibear – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  10. "Peppermint (I) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  11. Lawson, Richard (15 January 2009). "The Real World: Brooklyn Will Turn You Into Half a Queer". Gawker. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  12. ""Ugly Betty" Chica and the Man (TV Episode 2010) – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  13. Bond, Justin Vivian (15 December 2009). "Twitter / RuPaulsDragRace: RT @mxjustinbond most amazing ...". Twitter. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  14. Fox, Adam (9 November 2010). "'The A List’ Recap: Compiling Itself In A City Near You". The Gloss. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  15. "Peppermint (V) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  16. "Kevin Moore (XXVIII) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  17. Nichols, James (20 December 2013). "'Christmas On The Dance Floor,' Greg Scarnici Video, Released Featuring Jojo OrangaTang". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

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