Jinkx Monsoon
Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), best known under the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag queen, actor, singer and comedian. Named the "Queen of All Queens", they have been noted for their celebrity impersonations and quick wit.
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| Born | Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer September 18, 1987 Grant Park, Oregon, U.S. |
| Education | Cornish College of the Arts (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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Michael Abbott (m. 2021) |
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| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Website | jinkxmonsoon |
In 2013, they won the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. In 2022, with an all-winners cast, they later won the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, becoming the first two-time winner of the show across its iterations. They made their Broadway debut in 2023.
They have also pursued a career in music, releasing two studio albums titled The Inevitable Album (2014) and The Ginger Snapped (2018). In film, Monsoon appeared with their collaborative partner BenDeLaCreme in the holiday film The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special (2021) which was later released on Hulu. In television, Monsoon appears in the WOW Presents Plus original Sketchy Queens, a series they created alongside Liam Krug.