Jinkx Monsoon
Hera Hoffer
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Hera Lilith Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), best known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag queen, actress, singer and comedian, best-known for winning the fifth season (2013) of RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as the All-Winners seventh season of All-Stars, becoming the first queen to win two crowns on the show. She made her Broadway debut in 2023 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, 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. 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.
Career
- 1987Born
- 2022Won Out100
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Portland
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, singer, drag queen, voice actor
- •Plays: voice
What happened recently
Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’
Jinkx Monsoon Pranks Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Michelle Visage & Monét X Change | Phoning It In | ELLE Waterloo (yKS0m8xatD)
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Champion Jinkx Monsoon to Make London West End Debut, Reprising Mary Todd Lincoln in ‘Oh, Mary!’
Odds and Ends: Jinkx Monsoon Sets West End Debut in Oh, Mary!, Raúl Esparza Joins The Winter’s Tale and More
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Champion Jinkx Monsoon to Make London West End Debut, Reprising Mary Todd Lincoln in ‘Oh, Mary!’
Soaring Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Jinkx Monsoon Electrifies in Soho Theatre’s “End of the Rainbow”
Jinkx Monsoon’s Judy Garland Will Cut Much Deeper Than Her Snatch Game Impression
‘There was a lot of addiction and trauma in my family’: why Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon plays a perfect Judy Garland
Jinkx Monsoon | “Finally Give a S**t” from “The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show” 2024 Tour
Jinkx Monsoon Is Ready for Anything — From a 2nd Season of ‘Sketchy Queens’ to Her Broadway Return
Jinkx Monsoon | “Krampus Daddy” from “The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show” 2023 Tour #jinkxmonsoon
Jinkx Monsoon Truly Had A Moment On Doctor Who, And I Really Hope More Drag Queens Get Roles Like Hers
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