<p>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.</p><br><p>Dylan was already a touring theater actress when she&nbsp; first gained global attention on TikTok with her viral series <em>Days of Girlhood</em> and has worn many hats since, including a playwright and now, a Broadway performer.</p><br><p>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 <em>Six the Musical</em> and what it means to step into her next chapter on her own terms.</p><br><p>Dylan opens up about what people often get wrong about her rise,&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;</p><br><p>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&nbsp;self-definition&nbsp;while exploring&nbsp;why softness and earnestness can be powerful in a cynical world.</p><br><p><strong>This week’s Trans Joy features Ticket </strong>Knowlton, a theater director, dramaturg and dancer from Atlanta, Georgia. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org</p><br><p>Follow&nbsp; Dylan Mulvaney on Instagram &amp;&nbsp; TikTok: @dylanmulvaney</p><br><p>Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook.</p><p>Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones)</p><br><p><br></p><p>You can get tickets to see Dylan in S<em>ix the Musical </em>here: https://www.broadway.com/shows/six</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>