Jinkx Monsoon
{{Short description|American drag queen (born 1987)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jinkx Monsoon
| image = RuPaul DragCon 2022 (52072216847) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Monsoon in 2022
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|09|18}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Drag queen|actor|singer|reality television personality}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| education = Cornish College of the Arts (BFA)
| spouse = {{marriage | Michael Abbott|2021|2023|end=separated}}
| website = {{URL|jinkxmonsoon.com}}
| television = {{Plainlist|
- Doctor Who - "The Devil's Chord"
- RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 7)
}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instruments = {{Hlist|vocals|ukulele}}
| label = {{Flatlist|
- Sidecar Records
- Producer Entertainment Group
}}
| origin = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| genre = {{Flatlist|
- Jazz
- pop
- rock
- alternative
}}
| background = solo_singer
}}
}}
Hera Lilith Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), best known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag queen, actress, singer and comedienne, originally from the Pacific Northwest, and perhaps best-known for winning the fifth season (2013) of RuPaul's Drag Race. She made her Broadway debut in 2023{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Paul Art |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Jinkx Monsoon Extends Run in Chicago on Broadway |url=https://broadwaydirect.com/jinkx-monsoon-extends-run-in-chicago-on-broadway/ |website=BroadwayDirect |quote=Jinkx made her Broadway debut in the role of “Matron ‘Mama’ Morton” on Monday, January 16, 2023, making history by becoming the first drag queen to play the role on Broadway. |access-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406075935/https://broadwaydirect.com/jinkx-monsoon-extends-run-in-chicago-on-broadway/ |url-status=live }} and has appeared in character roles on television and in cabaret.
Nine years after her first win on RuPaul's Drag Race, in 2022, she returned as part of an all-winners All Stars season, featuring a mixture of crowned queens from several seasons competing against one another for the title of "Queen of All Queens" and a $200,000 prize. Monsoon placed first here as well, becoming the first two-time winner of the show across its many global franchises. Throughout her drag career, she has been noted for her wit and comedic timing, her musical theatre-inspired performances, and for celebrity impersonations, including Judy Garland, Edie "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, and Natasha Lyonne.{{Cite web |last=Wratten |first=Marcus |date=2023-01-20 |title=Jinkx Monsoon nails Jennifer Coolidge impression – and we need it on Snatch Game |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/20/jinkx-monsoon-jennifer-coolidge-impression-seth-meyers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406082939/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/20/jinkx-monsoon-jennifer-coolidge-impression-seth-meyers/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=PinkNews |language=en-US |quote=The RuPaul’s Drag Race legend, who made her debut on Broadway this week as Chicago‘s Matron 'Mama' Morton, flexed her legendary imitation skills during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.}}
She has also pursued a career in music, releasing two studio albums titled The Inevitable Album (2014) and The Ginger Snapped (2018). She has appeared in cabaret acts. In film, Monsoon appeared with her collaborative and touring partner BenDeLaCreme in the holiday film The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special (2021) which was later released on Hulu. On television, Monsoon appears in the WOW Presents Plus original Sketchy Queens, a series she created alongside Liam Krug, and the BBC series Doctor Who as the villain Maestro. In 2023 she made her Broadway debut in Chicago as "Mama" Morton, continued in musical theatre as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors in New York and, in 2025, made a Carnegie Hall debut and returned to Broadway in Pirates! The Penzance Musical.
Early life
Hoffer was born on September 18, 1987 in Portland, Oregon to Deanne Hoffer.{{Cite web |title=Mark Hoffer Obituary (2004) - Portland, OR - The Oregonian |url=https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/mark-hoffer-obituary?id=19609023 |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Legacy.com}}{{Cite web |title=Deanne Hoffer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7200532/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}{{Citation |last=Berry |first=Alex |title=Drag Becomes Him |date=2015-04-29 |type=Documentary, Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3593124/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |others=Jinkx Monsoon, Benjimen Blair, Zan Gibbs |publisher=Dual Power Productions}} She has two younger brothers named Jeremy and Jacob.{{Cite web |last=Models |first=By Madeline Metz {{!}} Photos courtesy of Wilson |title=It's Monsoon Season |url=https://grantmagazine.com/9011/may-2014-issue/jinkx/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Grant Magazine}} She was raised in the Catholic Church and would attend church with her mother and grandmother Judith but overall, her family wasn't very religious.{{Cite web |title=A JEWISH TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER |url=https://www.jewishtelegraph.com/prof_473.html |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.jewishtelegraph.com}} She first performed in drag when she was 15 years old, at the all-ages Escape Nightclub under the name Heidi Destruction.{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Aaron|title=Q&A: Jinkx Monsoon from 'RuPaul's Drag Race'|url=http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/culturephile-portland-arts/articles/interview-jinkx-monsoon-from-rupaul-drag-race-april-2013|work=Portland Monthly|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=April 18, 2013|archive-date= April 11, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190411141457/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2013/4/18/interview-jinkx-monsoon-from-rupaul-drag-race-april-2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Spencer|first=Aaron|title=Interview: Drag Queen Jinkx Monsoon|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20193-hotseat_jinkx_monsoo.html|work=Willamette Week|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=January 30, 2013}}{{Citation|title=Kiki with Jinkx Monsoon {{!}} Get Ready with Me| date=October 4, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPI81zjIc-E|language=en|access-date=2021-10-05|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005030217/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPI81zjIc-E|url-status=live}} She took the stage surname Monsoon after Edina Monsoon from the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=George |date=2019-11-04 |title=Drag becomes her |url=https://www.bigissuenorth.com/features/2019/11/drag-becomes-her/#close |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Big Issue North |language=en-GB}} Hoffer attended da Vinci Arts Middle School and Grant High School.{{cite web|title=Mother: Broadway Babies With Jinkx Monsoon - Tickets - Oasis, San Francisco, CA - May 6, 2017|url=https://nightout.com/events/mother-broadway-babies-with-jinkx-monsoon/tickets|access-date=2021-03-01|website=nightout.com|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204021407/https://nightout.com/events/mother-broadway-babies-with-jinkx-monsoon/tickets|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Andrews-Katz|first=Eric|date=14 June 2013|title=Jinkxies! It's Hairspray! - Seattle's drag superstar is Velma in a special 10th anniversary edition of the musical|volume=41|work=Seattle Gay News|issue=24|url=http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews41_24/page21.cfm|access-date=March 1, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301162643/http://sgn.org/sgnnews41_24/page21.cfm|url-status=dead}} She worked as a janitor through college and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater from Cornish College of the Arts in 2010.{{cite web|last=Normal |first=Abby (pseudonym) |title=Jinkx Monsoon Will Not Put You to Sleep |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/jinkx-monsoon-will-not-put-sleep-12049211.html?cat=49 |work=Yahoo! Voices |access-date=April 22, 2013 |date=March 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318145837/http://voices.yahoo.com/jinkx-monsoon-will-not-put-sleep-12049211.html?cat=49 |archive-date=March 18, 2013 }}{{cite web|last=Baltus|first=Leah|title=The Revolutionary: Jerick Hoffer aka Jinkx Monsoon|url=http://cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2013/01/revolutionary-jerick-hoffer-aka-jinkx-monsoon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106013828/http://cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2013/01/revolutionary-jerick-hoffer-aka-jinkx-monsoon|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 6, 2013|work=City Arts Magazine|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=December 31, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Cornish Graduette Monsoon Storms RuPaul's Drag Race|url=http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_graduette_monsoon_storms_rupauls_drag_race/|work=Cornish College of the Arts|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=January 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150850/http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_graduette_monsoon_storms_rupauls_drag_race/|archive-date=August 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}
Hoffer learned she was of partial Ashkenazi ancestry as a teenager; after her maternal grandmother, Judith Irwin-Hoffer, died in 2008 from complications of a stroke, she learned Judith was born to Jewish parents of Polish and Finnish descent and had been adopted by an Irish Catholic couple.{{Cite web |title=A JEWISH TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER |url=https://www.jewishtelegraph.com/prof_473.html |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.jewishtelegraph.com}} Hoffer initially told The Times of Israel she was of Russian Jewish ancestry.{{Cite web |last=Solomon |first=Rachel |title=Drag star's got Jewish roots under that blonde hair |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/drag-stars-got-jewish-roots-under-that-blonde-hair/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}} Hoffer has said that she uses Jinkx Monsoon as a way to connect to her Jewish heritage, describing the character as a "failed Jewish actress who became every gay boy's favorite cabaret act."{{cite news |author=Soloman |first=Rachel |date=August 15, 2013 |title=Drag star's got Jewish roots under that blonde hair |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/drag-stars-got-jewish-roots-under-that-blonde-hair/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818100955/http://www.timesofisrael.com/drag-stars-got-jewish-roots-under-that-blonde-hair/ |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |access-date=August 15, 2013 |work=The Times of Israel}}
Career
=2011-2012: Career beginnings and ''Drag Becomes Him''=
After moving to Seattle from Portland, Hoffer and creative partner Nick Sahoyah wrote and starred in multiple Funny or Die webisodes titled Monsoon Season in which she played Jinkx Monsoon as an overbearing, substance addled, near-psychotic mother to Sahoyah's character, Kamikaze Monsoon.{{cite web|title=Monsoon Season|url=http://www.funnyordie.com/monsoonseason|work=Funny or Die|access-date=May 29, 2013|date=June 2011|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713233334/http://www.funnyordie.com/monsoonseason|url-status=dead}} In 2011, Hoffer appeared in the Wes Hurley film Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel.{{cite web |title=Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-hnfuy5/waxie-moon-in-fallen-jewel/ |website=RadioTimes |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006214327/https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-hnfuy5/waxie-moon-in-fallen-jewel/ |url-status=live }}
In June 2011, Hoffer became the subject of a YouTube docu-series by Alex Berry, a Seattle videographer. Named after Death Becomes Her, one of Jinkx's favorite movies, Drag Becomes Him explores Hoffer's life in and out of drag.{{cite web|last=Rudolph|first=Christopher|date=May 13, 2013|title=Jinx Monsoon, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Winner, Stars In 'Drag Becomes Him' YouTube Series (VIDEO)|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/jinkx-monsoon-drag-becomes-him_n_3267216.html|access-date=May 29, 2013|work=HuffPost|archive-date=May 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521152956/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/jinkx-monsoon-drag-becomes-him_n_3267216.html|url-status=live}} The series has continued with a full length documentary film also called "Drag Becomes Him'. In October 2013 it was turned into a feature-length film with Seattle-based producer Basil Shadid on board. A Kickstarter campaign in March 2014 successfully raised funds to complete the project, and it premiered at April 29, 2015 at Seattle's Cinerama.
In January 2012, Hoffer appeared as Moritz in the rock musical Spring Awakening at the Balagan Theater in Seattle. Controversy arose from The Seattle Times review by Misha Berson, who said that she was "overly flamboyant" for the role.{{cite web|last=Kiley|first=Brendan|title=Gay Actors, Straight Parts, and the "Flamboyance" Factor|url=http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/01/10/too-flamboyant-to-play-a-straight-man|work=The Stranger|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=January 10, 2012|archive-date=March 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311181310/http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/01/10/too-flamboyant-to-play-a-straight-man|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Berson |first=Misha |title='Spring Awakening': powerful passion at Balagan |url=http://seattletimes.com/avantgo/2017198469.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 22, 2013 |date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311182127/http://seattletimes.com/avantgo/2017198469.html |archive-date=March 11, 2014 }} Dan Savage defended Hoffer's portrayal of Moritz.{{cite web|title=Who Says Moritz in Spring Awakening is a 'Straight Part'?|url=http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/01/11/who-says-moritz-in-spring-awakening-is-a-straight-part|work=The Stranger|access-date=April 22, 2013|author=Savage, Dan|date=January 11, 2012|author-link=Dan Savage|archive-date=March 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311181831/http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/01/11/who-says-moritz-in-spring-awakening-is-a-straight-part|url-status=live}} From July 21 to August 19, she starred as Angel in the 5th Avenue Theatre's production of the musical RENT.{{cite web|title=RENT – 5th Avenue |url=https://www.5thavenue.org/show/rent |work=5th Avenue Theatre |access-date=April 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222052929/http://www.5thavenue.org/show/rent |archive-date=February 22, 2013 }}
=2012–2017: ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and ''The Inevitable Album''=
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In November 2012, Logo announced that Jinkx Monsoon was among fourteen drag queens who would be competing on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{cite web|last=Coughlan|first=Maggie|date=November 19, 2012|title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 Contestants Announced|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20649306,00.html|access-date=April 1, 2013|work=People|archive-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331030546/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20649306,00.html|url-status=dead}} Monsoon was inspired to audition after seeing Sharon Needles on the fourth season of the show. Monsoon won the main-challenges for the episodes "Snatch Game" and "Drama Queens".{{cite web|last=Sava|first=Oliver|date=February 26, 2013|title=Snatch Game|url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-snatch-game-1798176243|access-date=April 22, 2013|work=The A.V. Club|archive-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524162954/http://www.avclub.com/articles/snatch-game,92892/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Sava|first=Oliver|date=April 2, 2013|title=Drama Queensl|url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-drama-queens-1798176339|access-date=April 22, 2013|work=The A.V. Club|archive-date=April 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406025912/http://www.avclub.com/articles/drama-queens%2C95875/|url-status=live}} For the "Snatch Game", Monsoon impersonated Edith Bouvier Beale, nicknamed as "Little Edie."{{cite web|last=Michael|first=Broder|date=March 1, 2013|title=Drag Queen Culture Divide: Breaking Down What Happened on This Week's RuPaul's Drag Race Snatch Game|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-broder/rupauls-drag-race-snatch-game_b_2774779.html|access-date=April 22, 2013|work=HuffPost|archive-date=May 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513110539/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-broder/rupauls-drag-race-snatch-game_b_2774779.html|url-status=live}} Monsoon also impersonated third-season contestant Mimi Imfurst in the episode "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza".{{cite web|last=Sava|first=Oliver|date=February 5, 2013|title=Lip Synch Eleganza Extravaganza|url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-lip-synch-eleganza-extravaganza-1798175728|access-date=April 22, 2013|work=The A.V. Club|archive-date=April 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409165436/http://www.avclub.com/articles/lip-synch-eleganza-extravaganza,91859/|url-status=live}} Monsoon later won the season, with two maxi-challenge wins.
In January 2013, Monsoon played Hedwig in the Moore Theatre's production of the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch.{{cite web|last=Sommerfeld|first=Seth|title=A Fiendish Conversation with Jerick Hoffer|url=http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/culture-fiend/articles/a-fiendish-conversation-with-jerick-hoffer|work=Seattle Metropolitan|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=January 7, 2013|archive-date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515190722/http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/culture-fiend/articles/a-fiendish-conversation-with-jerick-hoffer|url-status=live}} Balagan reprised the production in December 2013 for a week long run with Monsoon and the original cast/production team. In June 2013, she played Velma Von Tussle in the Seattle Men's Chorus/5th Avenue Theatre's production of the musical Hairspray.{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=April 23, 2013|title="RuPaul's Drag Race" Contestant Jinkx Monsoon Will Star in Seattle Concert Staging of Hairspray|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177230-RuPauls-Drag-Race-Contestant-Jinkx-Monsoon-Will-Star-in-Seattle-Concert-Staging-of-Hairspray|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426235954/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177230-RuPauls-Drag-Race-Contestant-Jinkx-Monsoon-Will-Star-in-Seattle-Concert-Staging-of-Hairspray|archive-date=April 26, 2013|access-date=April 23, 2013|work=Playbill}}
Hoffer also performed as Jinkx Monsoon in the original one act cabaret musical The Vaudevillians under the name "Kitty Witless." She was accompanied by musical partner and co-creator Richard Andriessen who performs under the name "Dr. Dan Von Dandy." The Vaudevillians performed at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City from July to November 2013.{{cite web|last=Wolffe |first=J |title="The Vaudevillains" (Starring Jinkx Monsoon) Sells Out 3x Over! |url=http://lezgetreal.com/2013/04/the-vaudevillains-sells-out-4x-over/ |work=Lez Get Real |access-date=April 22, 2013 |date=April 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224083841/http://lezgetreal.com/2013/04/the-vaudevillains-sells-out-4x-over/ |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}{{cite web|last=Adam |first=Adam |title=The Vaudevillians, Starring "RuPaul's Drag Race" Winner Jinkx Monsoon, Extends for Fifth Time |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/182507-The-Vaudevillians-Starring-RuPauls-Drag-Race-Winner-Jinkx-Monsoon-Extends-for-Fifth-Time |work=Playbill |access-date=December 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110942/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/182507-The-Vaudevillians-Starring-RuPauls-Drag-Race-Winner-Jinkx-Monsoon-Extends-for-Fifth-Time |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }} After touring Australia with The Vaudevillians, she received a nomination for the Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer.{{cite web|url=http://www.dragofficial.com/brendan/jinkx-monsoon-has-been-nominated-for-a-helpmann-award|title=JINKX MONSOON NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS HELPMANN AWARD|access-date=December 25, 2015|archive-date=December 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226210129/http://www.dragofficial.com/brendan/jinkx-monsoon-has-been-nominated-for-a-helpmann-award|url-status=live}} In 2013, Monsoon was chosen as one of the Artists of the Year by City Arts magazine along with Megan Griffiths, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, and Wes Hurley.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityartsonline.com/articles/shine-2013-artists-year|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203214404/http://www.cityartsonline.com/articles/shine-2013-artists-year|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 3, 2013|title = Shine on: 2013 Artists of the Year|date = November 25, 2013}} She played Tallulah/Dennis, the owner of Lipstick Lounge in an episode of Blue Bloods entitled "Manhattan Queens", which aired on January 31, 2014. In 2015, Monsoon joined the cast of Wes Hurley's comedy series Capitol Hill.{{cite web |date=March 24, 2015 |title=Seattle Soap |url=http://cityartsonline.com/articles/seattle-soap |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331022651/http://cityartsonline.com/articles/seattle-soap |archive-date=March 31, 2015}}
On May 6, 2014, Monsoon released her debut studio album The Inevitable Album through Sidecar Records. The album is a blend of blues, jazz, traditional pop, and cabaret, and was inspired by artists like Bette Midler, Marlene Dietrich, Peggy Lee, Amanda Palmer, and Regina Spektor.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-CD-Reviews-Jinkx-Monsoons-THE-INEVITABLE-ALBUM-is-Irresistible-20140729|title=BWW CD Reviews: Jinkx Monsoon's THE INEVITABLE ALBUM is Irresistible|last=Clarke|first=David|work=BroadwayWorld|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531142149/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-CD-Reviews-Jinkx-Monsoons-THE-INEVITABLE-ALBUM-is-Irresistible-20140729|url-status=live}} The song "The Bacon Shake" features Fred Schneider of The B-52s, and tells of "a bawdy, after-hours gentleman's club and this woman is 'getting the boys thirsty,' and it turns into a big dance that everyone joins."{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2014/09/16/watch-jinkx-monsoon-raise-hell-bacon-shake-w-fred-schneider|title=Watch Jinkx Monsoon Raise Hell in 'The Bacon Shake' with Fred Schneider|last=Portwood|first=Jerry|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531142151/https://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2014/09/16/watch-jinkx-monsoon-raise-hell-bacon-shake-w-fred-schneider|url-status=live}}
In May 2017, Monsoon appeared in the celebrity roast of Michael Musto alongside Bianca Del Rio, Orfeh, Michael Riedel, Randy Rainbow, Crystal Demure, Countess Luann de Lesseps, Judy Gold, and Randy Jones. The roast which was produced by Daniel DeMello and directed by Rachel Klein, was hosted by Bruce Vilanch and introduced by Rosie O'Donnell.
=2018–2021: ''The Ginger Snapped'' and ''The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special''=
On January 12, 2018, Monsoon released her second studio album The Ginger Snapped through Producer Entertainment Group. The album is inspired by 90s grunge, garage rock, and ska, and features appearances from Amanda Palmer, Fred Schneider, and Lady Rizo.{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/2018/1/15/jinkx-monsoon-switches-styles-her-latest-album |title=Jinkx Monsoon Switches Styles for Her Latest Album|last=Hinzmann|first=Dennis|work=Out|date=January 16, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=August 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815182605/https://www.out.com/entertainment/2018/1/15/jinkx-monsoon-switches-styles-her-latest-album|url-status=live}} She released an animated music video for the song "Cartoons and Vodka", which sees Monsoon transform into various cartoon styles, including Betty Boop, The Jetsons, Sailor Moon, Doug, Dragon Ball Z, Steven Universe, Beavis and Butt-Head, Adventure Time, Rick and Morty, Peanuts, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, and The Fairly OddParents.{{cite web |url=http://www.newnownext.com/jinkx-monsoon-cartoons-and-vodka-music-video/01/2018/|title=Jinkx Monsoon Gets Animated In New Music Video "Cartoons And Vodka"|last=Rudolph|first=Christopher|work=NewNowNext |date=January 23, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531142149/http://www.newnownext.com/jinkx-monsoon-cartoons-and-vodka-music-video/01/2018 |url-status=live}} The same month, Monsoon voiced the character Emerald on Steven Universe in the episode "Lars of the Stars".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/jinkx-monsoon-interview-new-album-gender-nonbinary-steven-universe-role-8094367/|title=Jinkx Monsoon Talks New Album, Coming Out as Gender Nonbinary & 'Steven Universe' Role|last=Goodman|first=Elyssa|magazine=Billboard|date=January 16, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531142149/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/jinkx-monsoon-interview-new-album-gender-nonbinary-steven-universe-role-8094367/|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Monsoon was cast as Calliope in a North American tour of the musical Xanadu, though the tour was cancelled.{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/xanadu-tour-starring-rupauls-drag-race-favorites-jinkx-monsoon-and-ginger-minj-canceled|title=Xanadu Tour, Starring RuPaul's Drag Race Favorites Jinkx Monsoon and Ginger Minj, Canceled|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|work=Playbill|date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531142149/https://playbill.com/article/xanadu-tour-starring-rupauls-drag-race-favorites-jinkx-monsoon-and-ginger-minj-canceled |url-status=live}} In June 2019, a panel of judges from New York magazine placed Monsoon 18th on their list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 former Drag Race contestants.{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/most-powerful-drag-queens-in-america-ranked.html# |title=The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America: Ranking the new establishment. |date=June 10, 2019 |access-date=June 10, 2019 |magazine=New York |archive-date=June 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610184458/https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/most-powerful-drag-queens-in-america-ranked.html |url-status=live}} In 2020, Monsoon appeared in the Hulu original Christmas film Happiest Season.{{cite web|last=Manzella 11/20/2020|first=Sam|title=How Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme Dragged Up Clea DuVall's "Happiest Season"|url=http://www.newnownext.com/clea-duvall-happiest-season-jinkx-monsoon-bendelacreme/11/2020/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=LOGO News|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208223420/http://www.newnownext.com/clea-duvall-happiest-season-jinkx-monsoon-bendelacreme/11/2020/|url-status=live}} The same year she starred in and co-wrote The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special, a feature-length holiday film with fellow Seattle drag queen BenDeLaCreme based on their various Christmas shows over the years. The duo toured the show around the world in 2021.{{cite web |last=Berkowitz |first=Joe |date=2020-12-05|title=How drag stars BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon reinvented the holiday show in 2020|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90582919/drag-stars-bendelacreme-jinkx-monsoon-holiday-show-movie-covid |access-date=2020-12-19|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207074640/https://www.fastcompany.com/90582919/drag-stars-bendelacreme-jinkx-monsoon-holiday-show-movie-covid|url-status=live}} They continued to tour in 2022, 2023{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/music/jinkx-monsoon-bendelacreme-holiday-show-2023-tour-dates/ |title=Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme reveal Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2023 tour dates |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |website=ew.com |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224082803/https://ew.com/music/jinkx-monsoon-bendelacreme-holiday-show-2023-tour-dates/ |url-status=live }} and 2024, writing a new show each year.Keller, Ilana. [https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/arts/2024/11/29/jinkx-and-dela-holiday-show-queer-community-rupaul-drag-race/76615898007 "Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme create heartfelt, sparkly holiday home for queer community"], Asbury Park Press, November 29, 2024
=2022–present: ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', Broadway and ''Doctor Who''=
File:RuPaul_DragCon_2022_(52073736140).jpg and Yvie Oddly]]
In April 2022, it was announced that Monsoon would be competing on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, the first all-winners edition of the franchise. She won the Snatch Game in the second episode with her impressions of Natasha Lyonne and Judy Garland.{{cite web |last= Nolfi |first= Joey |date= April 13, 2022 |title= RuPaul's Drag Race reveals first all-winners cast for All Stars 7 |url= https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-all-winners-season-cast-revealed-all-stars-7/ |access-date= April 14, 2022 |publisher= Entertainment Weekly |archive-date= April 13, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413162119/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-all-winners-season-cast-revealed-all-stars-7/ |url-status= live }} She also won the fourth, fifth, ninth, and tenth episodes. On July 29, 2022, she was crowned the winner and anointed with the title "Queen of All Queens" with a cash prize of $200,000.
Monsoon joined the Broadway company of the musical Chicago, playing the role of Mama Morton for eight weeks, becoming the first drag queen to perform in a major Broadway musical.{{Cite web |last1=November 22 |first1=Joey Nolfi |last2=EST |first2=2022 at 09:45 AM |title='Drag Race' winner Jinkx Monsoon joins 'Chicago' on Broadway |url=https://ew.com/theater/jinkx-monsoon-chicago-broadway-mama-morton/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122184105/https://ew.com/theater/jinkx-monsoon-chicago-broadway-mama-morton/ |url-status=live }}
Monsoon was cast in the fourteenth series of Doctor Who (Season 1), produced by BBC and Disney+.{{cite news |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman |last2=Tangcay |first2=Jazz |title='Doctor Who' Adds 'Drag Race' Winner Jinkx Monsoon to Cast |url=https://variety.com/2023/global/news/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-drag-race-1235568659/|work=Variety|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403154042/https://variety.com/2023/global/news/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-drag-race-1235568659/|url-status=live}} Monsoon played the villain "Maestro" in the episode "The Devil's Chord", which aired in May 2024.{{cite web|last1=Harp|first1=Justin|title=Doctor Who confirms Jinkx Monsoon's villain role|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a60457948/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-role-maestro/|website=Digital Spy|date=April 10, 2024|access-date=May 17, 2024|archive-date=May 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517195210/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a60457948/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-role-maestro/|url-status=live}}
From April 2, 2024 to May 26, 2024, Monsoon portrayed Audrey in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors.{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title= Jinkx Monsoon and Corbin Bleu Take Over Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway Beginning April 2 |url=https://playbill.com/article/jinkx-monsoon-and-corbin-bleu-take-over-little-shop-of-horrors-off-broadway-april-2 |website=Playbill |date=April 2, 2024}} After headlining a concert at Carnegie Hall in February 2025, Monsoon returned to Broadway in April as Ruth in Pirates! The Penzance Musical.Vincentelli, Elisabeth. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/theater/jinkx-monsoon-broadway-pirates-penzance-musical.html "A Monsoon Is About to Hit These Pirates"], The New York Times, April 17, 2025{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=April 22, 2025 |title=2025 Drama League Awards Nominations Are Out; Read the Full List |url=https://playbill.com/article/2025-drama-league-awards-nominations-are-out-read-the-full-list |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=Playbill}} She earned a rave review in Variety for the role: "Monsoon is a triumph. Broadway should be honored to have her gracing the boards, as she is sure to be canonized as one of the all-time comedy greats."Lewis, Christian. [https://variety.com/2025/legit/reviews/pirates-the-penzance-musical-review-broadway-1236377063 "Pirates! The Penzance Musical Review: David Hyde Pierce and Jinkx Monsoon Lead a Rollicking, Riotous Reimagination of Gilbert and Sullivan on Broadway"], Variety, 24 April 2025
Personal life
In 2017, Hoffer stated she identified as "non-gendered" or non-binary,{{cite web|last1=Monsoon|first1=Jinkx|date=March 21, 2015|title=I just saw this posted somewhere.|url=https://www.facebook.com/jinkx.monsoon/posts/818079764894630|access-date=April 30, 2017|website=Facebook|quote=I, myself do not identify as cis-gendered. I am genderless.|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404014749/https://www.facebook.com/jinkx.monsoon/posts/818079764894630|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=July 25, 2017|title=Drag Race's Jinkx Monsoon Comes Out as Non-Binary|url=https://www.thegailygrind.com/2017/07/25/drag-races-jinkx-monsoon-comes-non-binary-choose-educate-rather-get-upset/|access-date=July 25, 2017|website=The Gaily Grind|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302115500/https://thegailygrind.com/2017/07/25/drag-races-Jinkx-monsoon-comes-non-binary-choose-educate-rather-get-upset/|url-status=dead}} and went by singular they pronouns when not in drag. In an April 2017 interview, Monsoon stated, "I've never identified as fully male. I've always identified as more gender fluid or gender ambiguous, but I never knew the vocabulary to explain it for myself."{{cite web|last=Valdez|first=Matt|date=April 25, 2017|title=Hey Qween! Jinkx Monsoon talks new album, gender fluidity and "Drag Race"|url=https://www.queerty.com/hey-qween-jinx-monsoon-talks-new-album-gender-fluidity-drag-race-20170425|access-date=April 30, 2017|publisher=Queerty|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204021411/https://www.queerty.com/hey-qween-jinx-monsoon-talks-new-album-gender-fluidity-drag-race-20170425|url-status=live}}
In a 2024 interview, Monsoon stated that she identifies as trans-femme non-binary and uses she/her pronouns.{{cite web |last1=Botelho |first1=Renan |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Jinkx Monsoon Launches Fragrance Inspired by Her Trans Identity Journey and Greek Mythology's Queen of Olympians |url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/new-fashion-releases/jinkx-monsoon-perfume-hera-release-info-1236221768/#! |website=WWD |date=February 27, 2024 |publisher=Fairchild Media |access-date=12 March 2024 |archive-date=March 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312220959/https://wwd.com/pop-culture/new-fashion-releases/jinkx-monsoon-perfume-hera-release-info-1236221768/#! |url-status=live }} In the same interview, she said she'd begun hormone replacement therapy and had undergone facial feminization surgery.
Hoffer has narcolepsy, a fact that she revealed in the season five premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{cite web |title=post 'drag race,' jinkx monsoon talks the evolution of drag as an art form |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/evnjwk/post-drag-race-jinkx-monsoon-talks-the-evolution-of-the-art-form |website=i-D |publisher=Vice Media Group |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006220122/https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/evnjwk/post-drag-race-jinkx-monsoon-talks-the-evolution-of-the-art-form |url-status=dead }}
In January 2021, Hoffer married her partner Michael Abbott in a small ceremony at home with their friends and family witnessing through video call. The marriage was officiated by comedian Deven Green.{{cite news|date=2021-01-31|title=Jinkx Monsoon Goes 'Low-Key' on Wedding Day|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/style/jinkx-monsoon-goes-low-key-on-wedding-day.html|access-date=2021-01-31|website=New York Times|language=en|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131080514/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/style/jinkx-monsoon-goes-low-key-on-wedding-day.html|url-status=live}} In February 2024, Abbott announced they had separated.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3KKwyWOn4M/?hl=en |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.instagram.com |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418152808/https://www.instagram.com/p/C3KKwyWOn4M/?hl=en |url-status=live }}
In April 2024, Hoffer legally changed her name to Hera Hoffer, but still kept her stage name of Jinkx Monsoon.{{cite news |title=Two-Time 'Drag Race' Champion Jinkx Monsoon Doesn't Give a F*ck What Transphobes Think |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a60332358/jinkx-monsoon-little-shop-of-horrors-interview/ |access-date=4 April 2024 |work=Cosmopolitan |date=1 April 2024 |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403045025/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a60332358/jinkx-monsoon-little-shop-of-horrors-interview/ |url-status=live }}
She had lived in Seattle, Washington up until 2018. In October 2018, she moved back to Portland and currently lives in a house named Monsoon Manor.{{cite news |last1=Jankowski |first1=Andrew |date=October 5, 2018 |title=Portlanders Can Now Book a Stay at the Home of Drag Superstar Jinkx Monsoon |url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2018/10/05/portlanders-can-now-book-a-stay-at-the-home-of-drag-superstar-jinkx-monsoon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006030456/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2018/10/05/portlanders-can-now-book-a-stay-at-the-home-of-drag-superstar-jinkx-monsoon/ |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |access-date=May 25, 2022 |publisher=Willamette Week}}
=Political views=
Hoffer writes on her Instagram and Twitter accounts about her views on US President Donald Trump and LGBT equality. She is a Democratic Party supporter and donated to both Elizabeth Warren's and Bernie Sanders's campaigns to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020.{{cite web |title=I donated {{as written|t|o to [sic]}} Elizabeth Warren's campaign, then she pulled out, and you know what I did?... |url=https://twitter.com/jinkxmonsoon/status/1237735354213355520 |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=Twitter |language=en |last=Monsoon |first=Jinkx |date=March 11, 2020 |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904193350/https://twitter.com/jinkxmonsoon/status/1237735354213355520 |url-status=live }} She is a public supporter of trans rights and frequently makes posts on social media advocating for trans people.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
Artistry
Hoffer's drag persona is inspired by her mother and the comedians Lucille Ball, Maria Bamford, Deven Green, and Sarah Silverman. Her drag persona's last name, Monsoon, is derived from the character Edina Monsoon from the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. Hoffer also performs as the drag character Deirdre A. Irwin, who is a Southern medium.{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Adrian|title=The Hardest Working Man in 'Mo Business by Adrian Ryan – Seattle Theater – The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-hardest-working-man-in-mo-business/Content?oid=8078529|work=The Stranger|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=May 11, 2011|archive-date=May 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519043024/http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-hardest-working-man-in-mo-business/Content?oid=8078529|url-status=live}}
Discography
=Albums=
==Studio albums==
==Live albums==
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| Title
! Details |
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| scope="row"| Red Head Redemption{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-jinkx-dela-holiday-special/1541298723|title=The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special|website=Apple Music|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 19, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207152618/https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-jinkx-dela-holiday-special/1541298723|url-status=live}}
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==Soundtrack albums==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| Title
! Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special (with BenDeLaCreme)
|
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==Remix albums==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| Title
! Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| ReAnimated{{Citation|title=ReAnimated by Jinkx Monsoon|date=October 13, 2015|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reanimated/1044400162|access-date=October 25, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025150251/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reanimated/1044400162|url-status=dead}}
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==Commentary albums==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| Title
! Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| The Inevitable Commentary Album{{Citation|title=The Inevitable Commentary Album by Jinkx Monsoon|date=July 2, 2014|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-inevitable-commentary-album/936267075|access-date=October 25, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025150322/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-inevitable-commentary-album/936267075|url-status=dead}}
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==Extended plays==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| Title
! Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| The Virgo Odyssey: Prologue
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=Singles=
=Featured singles=
=Other appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Song
!scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Other Artist(s) !scope="col"| Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Red & Green"
| 2015 | N/A |
| scope="row"| "Passive Aggressive Christmas"
| 2016 | Major Scales |
| scope="row"| "Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah"
| rowspan="2"| 2017 | rowspan="2"| N/A | rowspan="2"| Christmas Queens 3 |
| scope="row"| "The Auld Lang Syne Song" |
| scope="row"| "Jingle Bell Rock"
| 2018 | N/A |
=Music videos=
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2013
| scope="row" rowspan="3"|Herself | Season 5 – Winner |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
| {{n/a |
|-
|{{n/a|}}
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2014
| Tallulah/Dennis
| Episode: "Manhattan Queens"
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| RuPaul's Drag Race
| scope="row" rowspan="4"|Herself (guest)
| Season 6 – 2 episodes
|-
| 2015
| Season 7 – "Countdown to the Crown" – Guest
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2016
| Season 8 – 2 episodes
|-
| Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul
| 1 episode
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="4"| 2018
| Emerald (voice)
| Season 5 – "Lars of the Stars"
|-
| Hairmosa (voice)
| Season 2 – "To Balderly Go"
|-
| RuPaul's Drag Race
| Herself
| Season 10 – "10s Across the Board" – Guest
|-
| Jenna (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2019
| RuPaul's Drag Race
| Herself
| Season 11 – "Snatch Game At Sea" – Guest
|-
| The Queen
| 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| AJ and the Queen{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/aj-queen-cast-rupauls-drag-race-cameos-bianca-latrice-chad-jinkx-katya-queens-rpdr-1481453|title='AJ AND THE QUEEN' CAST: ALL OF THE 'RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE' CAMEOS IN THE NEW NETFLIX SHOW|last=Spencer|first=Samuel|date=January 10, 2020|work=Newsweek|access-date=January 10, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111013543/https://www.newsweek.com/aj-queen-cast-rupauls-drag-race-cameos-bianca-latrice-chad-jinkx-katya-queens-rpdr-1481453|url-status=live}}
| Edie
| Episode 2
|-
| Blood & Makeup: The Last Laugh of Blah Blah the Clown
| Melora Oswald
| 3 episodes
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2022
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
| rowspan="9" scope="row" |Herself
| Season 7 – Winner
|-
| Countdown to All Stars 7: You’re a Winner Baby
| VH1 special{{cite news|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a39873102/how-to-watch-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-7-winners/|title=How to Watch 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7'|date=May 2, 2022|first=KAYLEIGH|last=ROBERTS|website=Cosmopolitan|access-date=May 17, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517194203/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a39873102/how-to-watch-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-7-winners/|url-status=live}}
|-
| The View
| Guest{{Cite web|date=May 12, 2022|title="RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season 7 Cast Takes Over 'The View' Part 1 {{!}} The View|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrHhXgyxMm4|access-date=May 17, 2022|website=YouTube|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516214308/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrHhXgyxMm4|url-status=live}}
|-
| rowspan="10" scope="row" | 2023
| Guest{{Cite web|date=January 20, 2023|title=Jinkx Monsoon and Seth Perform Dueling Jennifer Coolidge Impressions|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBV6hD44hbs|access-date=January 22, 2023|website=YouTube|archive-date=January 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122043758/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBV6hD44hbs&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D|url-status=live}}
|-
| Guest{{Cite web|date=February 3, 2023|title=Rupaul's Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon makes her broadway debut|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7TDccB28mU|access-date=February 2, 2023|website=YouTube|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202151128/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7TDccB28mU|url-status=live}}
|-
| Guest{{Cite web|date=February 19, 2023|title=Jinkx Monsoon rocks 'Chicago'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oujzt-W06s8|access-date=February 19, 2023|website=YouTube|archive-date=February 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218232705/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oujzt-W06s8|url-status=live}}
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| RuPaul's Drag Race
| Season 15 – "Grand Finale" – Guest performance
|-
| Hulu original{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/drag-me-to-dinner-hulu-premiere-date-neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-1235351877/|title='Drag Me To Dinner': Hulu Announces Premiere Date For Unscripted Series From Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka|last=Rice|first=Lynette|date=May 1, 2023|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 2, 2023|language=en|archive-date=May 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520024245/https://deadline.com/2023/05/drag-me-to-dinner-hulu-premiere-date-neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-1235351877/|url-status=live}}
|-
| Red Head Redemption
| Amazon Prime original
|-
| Mrs. P Cockx
| Episode: "Who's a Party Pony?"
|-
| Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
| Normulon, Lemongrab, additional voices
| 4 episodes
|-
| Cafe Cashier
| Episode: "A Very Fantasy Vacation"
|-
| Here & Queer
| Herself
| Episode: "Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme"
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2024
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|Maestro
| Episode: "The Devil's Chord"
|-
|Episode: "Doctor Who at the Proms"
|-
| 2025
| Donna
| Voice; episode: “Love Week”
|}
=Music videos=
=Web series=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2010
| Monsoon Season | rowspan="5" | Herself |
| 2011
| Drag Becomes Him |
| 2013
| 31 Days of Jinkx |
| 2016
| Capitol Hill |
| 2019
| The X Change Rate |
| 2020
| Blood and Makeup | Melora Oswald |
| 2020–2024
| Martha,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el_PChGfJN8|title=HELLUVA BOSS - Murder Family // S1: Episode 1|author=Vivziepop|date=November 1, 2020|via=YouTube|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031210408/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el_PChGfJN8|archive-date=October 31, 2020|url-status=live}} various characters (7 episodes) |
| 2021
| Herself |
| rowspan="6" | 2022
| Around the Table | Herself |
| BuzzFeed Celeb |
| Friendship Test |
| Drip Or Drop? |
| Portrait of a Queen |
| Sketchy Queens
|Herself |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|The Pit Stop |
| Song Association with ELLE |
| 2024 |
Theatre
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Theatre |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2010
|Red Ranger Came Calling |Red Ranger |
| Henry V
|Alice |Center House Theatre |
| rowspan="2"|2011
|Turning Parlor Tricks |Deirdre A. Irwin |Theatre Off Jackson |
| The Threepenny Opera
|Filch |
| rowspan="2"|2012
|Rent |Angel Dumott Schunard |
| Spring Awakening
|Moritz |Balagan Theatre |
| rowspan="2"|2013
|Hedwig |
| Hairspray
|Velma Von Tussle |5th Avenue Theatre |
| 2023
|Mama Morton |Ambassador Theatre, Broadway |
| rowspan=2|2024
|Audrey |Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| Chicago
|Mama Morton |Ambassador Theatre, Broadway |
| 2025
|Pirates! The Penzance Musical |Ruth |Todd Haimes Theatre, Broadway |
Awards and nominations
See also
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
{{Commons category|Jinkx Monsoon}}
- {{Official website|http://www.jinkxmonsoon.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|4451790|Hera Hoffer}}
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