Jerick Hoffer, better known by their drag persona Jinkx Monsoon, is an American reality TV star, actor, and singer. They competed on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 and successfully won the competition. They voice Emerald in Steven Universe.
Monsoon is also known for their music career, which discography includes "The Inevitable Album", "ReAnimated", and "The Ginger Snapped".
Trivia
- Jinkx has confirmed that they identify as "genderless".[1]
- In later tweets, they have addressed that they identify as "non-gendered/non-binary" and prefer the use of They/Them to refer to themselves; however, when in their drag persona, Jinkx Monsoon, they prefer to be addressed as She/Her.[1]
- Jinkx uploaded a video on YouTube on June 16, 2015 personally asking Rebecca Sugar, the creator of Steven Universe, in the tune of "Giant Woman" to voice a character from the show.[2]
- The music video for their song "Cartoons and Vodka" features visual references to multiple cartoons including Steven Universe.[3]
External links
- Monsoon's IMDb
- Monsoon's Website
- Jerick's Linkedin profile (Without login)
- Monsoon's Wikipedia article
- Monsoon's Twitter
- Monsoon's Youtube Channel
- Monsoon's Drag Race Wiki Page
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "I, myself do not identify as cis-gendered. I am genderless." – Jinkx Monsoon on Facebook
- ↑ All I want to do.. Is voice a Gem for you, Rebecca Sugar! – Jinkx Monsoon on YouTube. Retrieved August 2, 2017
- ↑ https://youtu.be/ejWnwVWuoCo