Jinkx Monsoon

Hera Lilith Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), best known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag queen, actress, singer and comedian, best-known for winning the fifth season (2013) of RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as the All-Winners seventh season of All-Stars, becoming the first queen to win two crowns on the show. She made her Broadway debut in 2023 and has appeared in character roles on television and in cabaret. Nine years after her first win on RuPaul's Drag Race, in 2022, she returned as part of an all-winners All Stars season, featuring a mixture of crowned queens from several seasons competing against one another for the title of "Queen of All Queens" and a $200,000 prize. Monsoon placed first, becoming the first two-time winner of the show across its many global franchises. Throughout her drag career, she has been noted for her wit and comedic timing, her musical theatre-inspired performances, and for celebrity impersonations, including Judy Garland, Edie "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, and Natasha Lyonne. She has also pursued a career in music, releasing two studio albums titled The Inevitable Album (2014) and The Ginger Snapped (2018). She has appeared in cabaret acts. In film, Monsoon appeared with her collaborative and touring partner BenDeLaCreme in the holiday film The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special (2021) which was later released on Hulu. On television, Monsoon appears in the WOW Presents Plus original Sketchy Queens, a series she created alongside Liam Krug, and the BBC series Doctor Who as the villain Maestro. In 2023 she made her Broadway debut in Chicago as "Mama" Morton, continued in musical theatre as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors in New York and, in 2025, made a Carnegie Hall debut and returned to Broadway in Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Red Head Redemption - 2023-05-19T00:00:00.000000Z

The Virgo Odyssey: Prologue - 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special - 2020-12-11T00:00:00.000000Z

The Ginger Snapped - 2018-01-12T00:00:00.000000Z

ReAnimated - 2015-10-13T00:00:00.000000Z

The Inevitable Album - 2014-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z

The Inevitable Commentary Album - 2014-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Bring It!, Remixes, Pt. 2 - 2014-03-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Bring It!, Remixes, Pt. 1 - 2014-01-17T00:00:00.000000Z

You Got Cake - 2026-03-13T00:00:00.000000Z

The Lavender Song - 2023-04-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Looking at the Lights: From the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Live! (Studio Recording) - 2022-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Space & Time - 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Strange Magic - 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Internationolidays from the Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special - 2022-07-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Know-It-All - 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Creep - 2014-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

The Bacon Shake (feat. Fred Schneider) - 2014-09-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Coffee and Wine - 2014-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Bring It! - 2013-11-22T00:00:00.000000Z