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JINKX MONSOON <\/strong>(Ruth<\/em>). Jinkx Monsoon (she\/her) is a two-time RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race winner, award-winning actor, and recording artist. She made her highly-anticipated Broadway debut in 2023 as Matron \u201cMama\u201d Morton in Chicago, <\/em>breaking box office records during an extended 10-week run. She would later return to the show in 2024 for a two-week encore and broke her own single performance gross record yet again. In 2024, she played Audrey in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors<\/em> opposite Corbin Bleu and made a spectacular Doctor Who<\/em> debut as the new fan-favorite villain Maestro. She's toured the world performing original cabaret shows with music partner Major Scales, including the hit Off-Broadway sensation The Vaudevillians<\/em>. Her accolades include the Gregory Award for her portrayal of Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/em> and The MAC Award for original show The Ginger Snapped<\/em>. On Valentine's Day 2025, she'll make her Carnegie Hall debut with \u201cJinkx Monsoon: Live at Carnegie Hall.\u201d Jinkx first garnered an international fan base following her win on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race Season 5<\/em> (2013), and continued her winning streak on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race All Stars 7<\/em> (2022) where she was crowned \u201cQueen of All Queens,\u201d winning the competition against all previous winners. Jinkx has voiced characters for such animated shows as Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake<\/em> (playing the beloved character Lemongrab), Steven Universe<\/em>, Helluva Boss<\/em>, Mighty Magiswords<\/em>, Bravest Warriors<\/em>. As a recording artist, Jinkx has released three critically-hailed albums of original music written by Major Scales including her most recent The Virgo Odyssey<\/em> (2022), The Inevitable Album<\/em> and The Ginger Snapped.<\/em><\/p>","website":"","alt":null}