Jinkx Monsoon
Actor
Biography
Hera Hoffer, best known under the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag queen, actress, singer, and comedian. Named the "Queen of All Queens", she has been noted for her celebrity impersonations and quick wit. In 2013, she won the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. In 2022, with an all-winners cast, she later won the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, becoming the first two-time winner of the show across its iterations. She made her Broadway debut in 2023, playing the role of Mama Morton in "Chicago" for eight weeks, becoming the first drag queen to perform in a major Broadway musical.
Monsoon identifies as trans-femme and uses she/her pronouns. In April 2024, Hoffer legally changed her name to Hera Hoffer, but still kept her stage name of Jinkx Monsoon.
Filmography
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
as Self 2019
Drag Becomes Him
as Self 2015
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special
as Jinkx Monsoon 2020
Straight Outta OZ
2016
Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption
as Self 2023
Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero
as Betty (voice) 2024
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
as Self / Davey 2015
The Queens
as Self 2019
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
as Self (archive footage) 2022
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Maestro 2024
Stonewall Outloud
as Self 2019
Something Has Snapped Within Her
2021
Bianca Del Rio Birthday Roast
as Self 2016
Haters Roast RAW
as Self 2019
The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2025
2025
East of Adin
as Antoni Johnson 2018