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Jinkx Monsoon

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Jinkx Monsoon

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  • Born
    September 18, 1987 · Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Nicknames
    • Jinkx
    • Jinkxy

Biography

    • Jinkx Monsoon (she/her) is a two-time RuPaul's Drag Race winner, award-winning actor, and recording artist. She made her highly-anticipated Broadway debut in 2023 as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago, breaking box office records during an extended 10-week run. She would later return to the show in 2024 for a two-week encore and broke her own single performance gross record yet again. In 2024, she played Audrey in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors opposite Corbin Bleu and made a spectacular Doctor Who debut as the new fan-favorite villain Maestro. She's toured the world performing original cabaret shows with music partner Major Scales, including the hit Off-Broadway sensation The Vaudevillians. Her accolades include the Gregory Award for her portrayal of Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and The MAC Award for original show The Ginger Snapped. On Valentine's Day 2025, she'll make her Carnegie Hall debut with "Jinkx Monsoon: Live at Carnegie Hall."

      Jinkx first garnered an international fan base following her win on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 (2013), and continued her winning streak on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 (2022) where she was crowned "Queen of All Queens," winning the competition against all previous winners.

      Jinkx has voiced characters for such animated shows as Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (playing the beloved character Lemongrab), Steven Universe, Helluva Boss, Mighty Magiswords, Bravest Warriors.

      As a recording artist, Jinkx has released three critically-hailed albums of original music written by Major Scales including her most recent The Virgo Odyssey (2022), The Inevitable Album and The Ginger Snapped.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Hera Hoffer

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  • Spouse
      Michael Abbott(January 9, 2021 - February 10, 2024)

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  • Won title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" on season five of reality show RuPaul's Drag Race (2009).
  • Graduated from Cornish College in Seattle with a degree in theatrical performance.
  • Their younger brother is Jacob Hoffer.

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  • When you're dealing with people who are judging what you do, you just have to let it roll off like water off a duck's back.

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