Quotes from Jinkx Monsoon

I like to write my shows coming up with the stupidest things I can think of then finding a way I can incorporate a running theme or an underlying message that takes a stupid idea and gives it something worth watching.

I'm going to release whatever feels right and what I think is going to spread a good message about my artistry and what I believe.

I mean, drag is a universal language.

You don't know that you're not a solo artist or standup comedian or drag cabaret artist until you try it.

I started drag at 15 years old.

I am only really attracted to people who are very open-minded and embrace and celebrate people who live outside the gender norm.

We like to take pop songs that have really cool, complex melodies or lyrics and strip away all that fluff and electronic noise, and put them back as if they were written for a singer and a piano.

With Jinkx Monsoon, I strive to make her pretty and likable and have this bubbly, lovely personality. But then she can also be the most crass, out of the blue, kooky character.

Well, I think 'Addams Family Values' is definitely a gay icon movie and definitely a drag queen icon movie that no one ever talks about.

I was always ready to submit my life to my career - but I don't think anything could have truly prepared me for the reality of that.

Australian audiences seem ready for anything you throw at them.

When your career and your passion one in the same there is very little downtime.

While I'm out of drag, I'm still extremely effeminate.

It used to be that I'd do drag, then get out of drag, and try and be as much of a boy as possible. That didn't feel entirely authentic for me, but it felt like what I had to do at the time.

I think this is a trait that runs throughout the queer community, the obsession with the hyper-feminine female villains. And we see it in Disney movies and in movies like 'Death Becomes Her,' and in characters like Poison Ivy and Catwoman.

I find a lot of joy from legitimate theater. But Jinkx is my passion project.

When you are living your truth, you will meet people who love you for that truth.

I've had some really great experiences in London and the fans are really loyal and always happy to have us.

When you aimlessly shoot for lofty goals, with no personal connection to them, you loose sight of what really matters, and what will really make you content.