Nina West Has a Christmas Wish — and a Dolly-Sized Dream

As 2025 wraps up, Nina West is without a doubt ending the year on a high note and already planning big things for 2027. For starters, the former “Rupaul’s Drag Race” is back on the road as host of Murray & Peter Present: A Drag Queen Christmas, with returning queens Crystal Methyd and Silky Nutmeg Ganache and newer faces including Myki Meeks, Nini Coco and Discord Addams. The tour will make a stop in Philadelphia on Nov. 22. She’s also getting ready for the world premiere of “The You Kind of Kind,” a musical based on her children’s book of the same name, opening in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio in April 2027. PGN recently sat down with Nina West to chat about hitting the road once again (and sharing some advice along the way), what it’s been like to craft a musical around her beloved book, and the late Dolly Parton, a collaborator whom the drag performer spoke about lovingly and at length. What’s it like to unpack the wigs and gowns for another holiday season with these girls?

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