Jinkx Monsoon
American drag queen
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| 2025 | Scheduled to perform as Ruth in 'The Pirates of Penzance' at American Airlines Theatre on Broadway |
| 2024 | Won Queerty Award for Live Theater with The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show |
| 2024 | Appeared in 'Very Delta'. |
| 2024 | Began hormone replacement therapy and underwent facial feminization surgery, and publicly identified as trans-femme non-binary using she/her pronouns. |
| May 2024 | Appeared in Doctor Who episode 'The Devil's Chord', playing the villain 'Maestro'. |
| May 26 2024 | Concluded portrayal of Audrey in the Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. |
| April 2024 | Legally changed name to Hera Hoffer, while maintaining stage name Jinkx Monsoon. |
| April 2 2024 | Began portraying Audrey in the Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. |
| February 2024 | Partner Michael Abbott announced their separation. |
| 2023 | Won Queerty Award for Badass and was Runner-up in the Podcast category for 'Hi Jinkx!' |
| 2023 | Performed as Mama Morton in 'Chicago' on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre |
| 2023 | Hosted 'The Pit Stop' and appeared in 'Song Association with ELLE'. |
| 2023 | Released 'The Lavender Song' |
| 2023 | Made her Broadway debut. |
| May 23 2023 | Released the live album 'Red Head Redemption' through Comedy Dynamics, available in digital download and streaming formats. |
| April 2023 | Announced as a cast member in the fourteenth series of Doctor Who, set to play a major role. |
| 2022 | Featured in multiple media appearances including 'Around the Table', 'BuzzFeed Celeb', 'Friendship Test', 'Drip Or Drop?', 'Portrait of a Queen', and 'Sketchy Queens'. |
| 2022 | Released music videos 'Strange Magic' and 'Know-It-All', directed by Frank Correa and Assaad Yacoub |
| 2022 | Jinkx Monsoon participated in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 7, contributing to cast singles 'Legends' and '2gether 4eva' alongside other drag queens. |
| November 2022 | Announced to join the Broadway company of the musical Chicago, playing Mama Morton for eight weeks and becoming the first drag queen to perform in a major Broadway musical. |
| August 12 2022 | Released debut extended play 'The Virgo Odyssey: Prologue' as a self-released digital download and streaming project. |
| July 29 2022 | Crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 7, winning the title 'Queen of All Queens' and a cash prize of $200,000. |
| April 2022 | Announced as a competitor on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 7, the first all-winners edition of the franchise. |
| 2021 | Toured 'The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special' around the world with BenDeLaCreme. |
| 2021 | Appeared with BenDeLaCreme in the holiday film 'The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special', which was later released on Hulu. |
| January 2021 | Married partner Michael Abbott in a small at-home ceremony with friends and family attending via video call, with comedian Deven Green officiating the wedding. |
| 2020 | Acted in 'Blood and Makeup' as character Melora Oswald. |
| 2020 | Began voice acting in 'Helluva Boss' as Martha and various characters, appearing in 7 episodes through 2024. |
| 2020 | Jinkx Monsoon appears in AJ and the Queen as character Edie |
| 2020 | Starred in and co-wrote 'The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special', a feature-length holiday film with BenDeLaCreme based on their Christmas shows. |
| 2020 | Appeared in the Hulu original Christmas film 'Happiest Season'. |
| December 11 2020 | Released 'The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special' album in collaboration with BenDeLaCreme, self-released as an LP, digital download, and streaming format. |
| 2019 | Featured in two films: 'Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts' and 'The Queens', playing herself in both |
| June 2019 | Ranked 18th on New York magazine's list of 'the most powerful drag queens in America', a ranking of 100 former Drag Race contestants. |
| 2018 | Nominated for WOWIE Awards in the Best Drag Queen Music Video category for 'She Evil' |
| 2018 | Appeared on the track "Now or Never" by Blair St. Clair |
| 2018 | Multiple music videos released including 'Cartoons & Vodka', 'Just Me (The Gender Binary Blues)', and 'She Evil', directed by Mac Kerman, Santiago Felipé, Brad Hammer, and Shawn Adeli |
| 2018 | Performed 'Jingle Bell Rock' in the Christmas Queens 4 album |
| October 2018 | Moved back to Portland from Seattle, establishing residence in a house named Monsoon Manor. |
| January 2018 | Voiced the character Emerald in the Steven Universe episode 'Lars of the Stars'. |
| January 2018 | Released an animated music video for 'Cartoons and Vodka', featuring Jinkx Monsoon transforming into various cartoon characters including Betty Boop, The Jetsons, Sailor Moon, and others. |
| January 12 2018 | Released second studio album 'The Ginger Snapped' through Producer Entertainment Group, inspired by 90s grunge, garage rock, and ska. The album features collaborations with Amanda Palmer, Fred Schneider, and Lady Rizo. |
| 2017 | Collaboration on the song "Doom or Destiny" with Blondie |
| 2017 | Released two Christmas songs: 'Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah' and 'The Auld Lang Syne Song' in the Christmas Queens 3 album |
| May 2017 | Appeared in the celebrity roast of Michael Musto, alongside performers like Bianca Del Rio and Rosie O'Donnell. |
| April 2017 | Jinkx Monsoon publicly identified as non-gendered/non-binary and began using they/them pronouns when not in drag, explaining her gender-fluid identity in an interview. |
| 2016 | Appeared in 'Capitol Hill' as herself. |
| 2016 | Collaborated with Major Scales on the Christmas song 'Passive Aggressive Christmas' in the Christmas Queens 2 album |
| 2015 | Jinkx Monsoon featured on the track "Hieeee" by Alaska Thunderfuck |
| 2015 | Released music videos 'Hold On JMX (GlitterMix)' and 'Red & Green', directed by Steve Willis and Santiago Felipé |
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