Jinkx Monsoon

Jinkx Monsoon is a two-time "RuPaul’s Drag Race" winner, Broadway breakout star, and musical villain Maestro on the legendary British sci-fi series "Doctor Who." The self-proclaimed “internationally tolerated” drag icon has taken over the entertainment industry as an award-winning stage actress, acclaimed vocalist, stand-up comic, and theatre sensation.

Monsoon first garnered an international fan base following her win on "RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5" in 2013, and continued her winning streak on "RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7" in 2022, where she was crowned “Queen of All Queens,” winning the competition against all previous winners. In January 2023, she made her highly-anticipated Broadway debut as Matron “Mama” Morton in Broadway’s longest-running musical, Chicago. Her monumental and extended 10-week run broke box office records, achieving the highest-selling non-holiday week in the show's 26 year history (as reported by Playbill). Following the run, she went on to sell out theaters across 45 North American cities with her first-ever concert tour titled "Jinkx Monsoon: Everything at Stake" from June through August 2023. Jinkx closed out 2023 with the 6th annual "The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show" tour which sold out the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and traveled for eight weeks across the U.S., UK and Canada.

Monsoon has toured the world performing her original cabaret shows with music partner Major Scales, including highly-acclaimed shows like The Ginger Snapped, The Vaudevillians (which became a hit Off-Broadway sensation) and their most recent production, "Together Again, Again." As a recording artist, Monsoon has released three critically-hailed albums of original music written by Major Scales including her most recent The Virgo Odyssey The Inevitable Album and The Ginger Snapped.

No stranger to film and TV, Monsoon has voiced characters for such animated shows as "Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake," "Steven Universe," "Mighty Magiswords," and "Bravest Warriors." She has also appeared on the CBS cop drama "Blue Bloods" and the Netflix original "AJ and the Queen." She has been the subject of two documentaries: "Drag Becomes Him," and "The Queens."

She is an award-winning stage actress, having won the Gregory Award for her portrayal of Hedwig in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," and most recently, The MAC Award for her show "The Ginger Snapped," co-written with Major Scales. She will star in Broadway's upcoming "Pirates! The Penzance Musical" with David Hyde Pierce and will take on the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the Tony Award-winning play "Oh, Mary!"

Monsoon is a proud advocate for the trans and broader LGBTQ+ communities.