I got curious and looked that up. Yes, you can get KDE Plasma for Mint. I found a tutorial on that.
(I’m a former SUSE Linux user)
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As far as I know, Mint can install and switch to the KDE Plasma desktop.
I don’t know the more specific situation because I have never used Mint.
However, the version of the KDE Plasma desktop in the Mint repository is probably quite outdated. In this case, KDE Plasma on X11 might be a better choice.
Older versions of the KDE Plasma desktop do not have good support for Wayland; for example, some graphics tablet settings available under X11 are missing under Wayland in older KDE Plasma versions.
If you want to use the new KDE Plasma desktop now, only rolling Linux distributions can be chosen. Other distributions will update the major version of the KDE Plasma desktop during the next major update.
Also, a reminder: changing the desktop is quite complicated, and the daily use of a rolling Linux distribution is also more complex (compared to a typical Linux distribution).
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I checked SUSE out, and read something about managing ubuntu and other packages. Does that mean it would support the Huion Linux driver (made for ubuntu)?
A little off topic, but it also mentioned playing nice with other operating systems, so would it be easy and (presumably) unproblematic to have a dual boot with it and Mint?
(Windows did not play nice with Mint, and Kubuntu Studios had a scary installation structure, without any obvious dual boot help. Mint was super easy on that).
It would be nice to try it out, get it all set up and get comfortable before losing my Mint, with all little customization I’ve already made.
You could also boot it from a live CD or USB to try it out.
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick
Also, there’s this page:
Hit the Download tab then in green box: “Check Out Alternative Downloads” (Scroll down to live CD)
I’ve used PuppyLinux on the live usb myself. It was fun.
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I usually try them out on USB, but that’s not the same as testing it, installing all stuff I like and configure it. And using it as a daily driver for a while 
That’s why I would like a dual boot, so I can try it properly, including to install the huion drivers or try open tablet drivers properly, and then chose which one I prefer to keep.
I already tried it here, though I’d still test on usb since I need to know it all works on my computer. That’s how I noticed the discover-store didn’t work on my computer in kubuntu..
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SUSE did work very well with my machine when I was on it years ago (early 2000’s) but so much had changed since then. I’ve heard from my son-in-law that Windows is more difficult with dual booting now-a-days. One of the KUbuntu distros was giving him trouble as well. 
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Thanks for answering:) I guess the only way to know is to dare a try…
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It happens that you can do a full install on USB, not just a live version. Then you can install everything you might want to try out, no danger to your main box. You can even disconnect your hard disk if you worry about grub bootloader messing with your boot partition.
I have a whole stack of distros I have checked out on USB sticks.
Just a thought.
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