Jinkx Monsoon
Born: 1987-09-18 in Portland, Oregon, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2024
- After Midnight as Self
- Doctor Who as Maestro
- Hot Ones Versus as Self
- Angry Birds Mystery Island as Hera (voice)
- Doctor Who: Unleashed as Self
- Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero as Betty (voice)
- Doctor Who at the Proms as Maestro
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2024
2023
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake as Additional Voices (voice)
- Krapopolis as Donna (voice)
- Drag Me to Dinner as Self - Drag Queen
- Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption as Self
- The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2023
2022
- Sketchy Queens as Various Characters
- PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation as Self (archive footage)
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show
2021
- Resident Alien as Bruce the Grey Alien (voice)
- The Return of the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Live!
- Something Has Snapped Within Her
2020
- Helluva Boss as Martha (voice)
- AJ and the Queen as Edee
- Happiest Season as Em. K. Ultra
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special as Jinkx Monsoon
2019
- I Like to Watch as Self
- Exposed with Joseph Shepherd as Self - Guest
- Stonewall Outloud as Self
- The X Change Rate as Self - Special Guest
- Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts as Self
- The Queens as Self
- Haters Roast RAW as Self
2018
- Follow Me as Self
- East of Adin as Antoni Johnson
- The Drag Roast of Heklina as Self
2017
- Portrait Of A Queen as Self
- Cool Mom as Themself
2016
- The Pit Stop as Self
- Mighty Magiswords as Hairmosa (voice)
- Hurricane Bianca ... (Thanks)
- Straight Outta OZ
- Bianca Del Rio Birthday Roast as Self
2015
- Drag Becomes Him as Self
- Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel as Self / Davey
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Hey Qween!
- Capitol Hill as Celeste Dahl
2013
- Steven Universe as Emerald (voice)
- Alyssa's Secret as Self (archive footage)
2012
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Contestant
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Contestant
- Bravest Warriors as Jenna Crawshaw (voice)
2011
- Drag Becomes Him as Self
2010
- Blue Bloods as Dennis / Tallulah
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Contestant
2009
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Contestant
1997
- The View as Self - Guest