Dylan Mulvaney Is Done Being Palatable
TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Media
4.3 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
What does it mean to be seen by millions and still be figuring out who you are? For multi-hyphenate artist Dylan Mulvaney, it means letting go of the pressure to be palatable.
Dylan was already a touring theater actress when she first gained global attention on TikTok with her viral series Days of Girlhood and has worn many hats since, including a playwright and now, a Broadway performer.
This week on the TransLash Podcast, Imara Jones sits down with Dylan for a wide-ranging conversation about her journey from internet sensation to starring as Anne Boleyn Six the Musical and what it means to step into her next chapter on her own terms.
Dylan opens up about what people often get wrong about her rise, how she’s always been a theater kid at heart and in practice and how social media both created opportunity and challenged her sense of self.
Together, Imara and Dylan explore the tension between visibility and privacy, the pressure to be “palatable,” and what it means to move from people-pleasing to self-definition while exploring why softness and earnestness can be powerful in a cynical world.
This week’s Trans Joy features Ticket Knowlton, a theater director, dramaturg and dancer from Atlanta, Georgia. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, fan, it's Mia Mara. |
| 0:10.5 | Welcome to the TransLash podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives. |
| 0:26.5 | Well, this week, I'm so excited to share my conversation with actress and social media personality, Dylan Mulvaney. |
| 0:29.1 | Now, you might know Dylan from her viral TikTok series, Days of Girlhood, where she documented |
| 0:35.1 | her transition. |
| 0:36.6 | But her fame on that platform also kicked off |
| 0:39.4 | an array of far-right and mager controversies. But the behind-the-scenes Dylan is most |
| 0:46.0 | revealed by her passion as the first trans person to star in the Broadway musical Six, which she |
| 0:52.6 | ends in late May. In our conversation today, we dig into what she's learned about herself from her time as a TikTok star |
| 1:00.2 | and how it helped her recalibrate exactly what she wants for herself, as well as all trans creatives. |
| 1:07.2 | I could very easily tolerate someone like judging my, you know, content online or my outfits, |
| 1:14.5 | but now it's like about my performance, you know, it's my singing, it's my acting. |
| 1:19.4 | And that, I think, is where I am now having a new sensitivity because it's the thing that I love |
| 1:25.4 | to do the most. |
| 1:27.2 | And on a personal note, if you can, make sure you go buy a ticket and try to see Dylan before |
| 1:32.7 | her run ends, it's definitely worth a watch. |
| 1:38.0 | But before we get into my conversation with Dylan, let's start out as always with some |
| 1:43.0 | trans joy. |
| 2:00.3 | Yeah. with Dylan. Let's start out as always with some trans joy. Ticket Nolton is a theater director, dramaturg, and dancer from Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 2:05.6 | Born and raised to the South, Ticket loves all things fried and holding the door open for people. |
| 2:11.6 | They are currently developing a one-person show called Tickets Immortality Project. |
| 2:16.6 | Here they are to tell us more. |
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