2020Nominee
Best Performance
Happiest Season
Jinkx Monsoon
Actor · Producer · Writer
Portland, Oregon, USA
September 18, 1987
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2019Nominee
Best Performance
Stonewall Outloud
2021Nominee
Best Performance
The Return of the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Live!
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Performance
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special
2016Highlight
Best Performance
Hurricane Bianca
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Happiest Season
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special
Hurricane Bianca