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8	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/exclusive_interview_with_jinkx_monsoon_01.jpg]]
9	[[caption-width-right:350:It's Monsoon Season, Bitches!]]
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11	->''"I am Seattle's premier Jewish narcoleptic drag queen."''
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13	Jinkx Monsoon (Hera Hoffer, born September 18, 1987) is an American drag queen, singer, comedian, and actor from Portland, Oregon, and formerly based in Seattle. She came to international attention by winning the fifth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' in 2013. In June 2019, a panel of judges from New York magazine placed her 18th on their list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 former Drag Race contestants.
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15	In 2022, she won the seventh season (and first all-winners one) of ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag Race All Stars'', therefore becoming the first ''Drag Race'' contestant to win twice. Later that year, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' in the role of "Mama" Morton, becoming the first drag queen in a major Broadway production. She's also had roles in television productions, such as the [[LargeHam tremendously hammy]] [[BigBad Maestro]] in ''Series/DoctorWho'''s "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS40E2TheDevilsChord The Devil's Chord]]".
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19	!! Selected Filmography:
20	* ''Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel'' (2011) as Themself/Davey
21	* ''East of Adin'' (2013) as Anthony Johnson
22	* ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' (2013) as Herself
23	** ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag Race: All Stars'' (2022) as Herself
24	* ''Drag Becomes Him'' (2014) as Themself
25	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' (2018) as Emerald
26	* ''Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts'' (2019) as Herself
27	* ''The Queens'' (2019) as Herself
28	* ''Series/AJAndTheQueen'' (2020) as Edie
29	* ''[[WebVideo/BrandonRogers BLOOD & MAKEUP: Part 2]]'' (2020) as Eddie Oswald's mother
30	* ''Film/HappiestSeason'' (2020) as Em K. Ultra
31	* ''The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special'' (2020) as Herself
32	* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' (2020) as Martha
33	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake'' (2023) as Lemongrab and one of the Lemoncarb twins
34	* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2024) as Maestro
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36	!! Selected Theatre Credits:
37	* ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' (2023-24) as Matron "Mama" Morton
38	* ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'' (2024) as Audrey
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40	!! Discography:
41	* ''The Inevitable Album'' (2014)
42	* ''The Ginger Snapped'' (2018)
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46	!! Jinkx Monsoon provides examples of the following tropes:
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48	* AscendedFanboy:
49	** For ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': they were such a fan of the show that campaigned online for a guest spot for quite a long time before finally landing the role of Emerald.
50	** For ''Film/GreyGardens'', they were lifelong fans of the documentary and of Little Edie specifically and are now quite famous for their Little Edie impersonation that they made famous on ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag Race'''s Snatch Game.
51	* CharacterCatchphrase: "Water off a duck's back", a SurvivalMantra she often says to remind herself not to let what other people say hurt her.
52	* GenderReveal: After competing on ''Drag Race'' Jinkx came out as non-binary and has said she prefers singular they/them pronouns out of drag and she/her pronouns when in drag.
53	* HandicappedBadass: Although she suffers from narcolepsy, it did not stop them from being a fierce and threatening queen when competing on Drag Race. The producers allowed her to take rests from time to time whenever she felt it coming on.
54	* LargeHam: Her performance as [[Recap/DoctorWhoS40E2TheDevilsChord The Maestro]] is ''full'' of ChewingTheScenery, to the point where one has to wonder; did the Maestro steal all the acting prowess from the world?
55	* LastSecondWordSwap: "Just Me (The Gender Binary Blues)" gives us these lines:
56	--> Or if i'm at airport security, and they send in some chick\
57	To start patting me down until she notices my\
58	Dic-''tion'' and my grammar correct, I am what I elect to be.
59	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: In addition to being named after the destructive tropical storm, her last name was chosen after the character of Edina Monsoon from ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous''.
60	* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: See the page quote.
61	* ShoutOut: The music video for their song "Cartoons & Vodka" is one extended homage to various nostalgic cartoons. Among the cartoons shown are ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' (the Nickelodeon series), and ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' among others.
62	* ThoseTwoGuys: Fellow Seattle queen and ''Drag Race'' Season 6 and All Stars 3 alumna [=BenDeLaCreme=] is one of Jinkx's closest friends and collaborators, and the two have worked together on many projects.
63	* ToothyIssue: Has a chipped tooth, but has been urged not to get it fixed since it adds to her charm.
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