Jinkx Monsoon
Biography
Jinkx Monsoon, whose birth name is Jerick Hoffer, also known as Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer, is an American actress born on September 18, 1987, in Portland, Oregon, United States. Professionally recognized in the acting field, Monsoon has accumulated 59 known acting credits according to available database records. As a public figure listed on film and television reference platforms, Monsoon's biographical data includes multiple legal and stage names associated with the individual's career in the entertainment industry. The subject continues to be referenced in acting databases for television and movie credits under the primary professional name Jinkx Monsoon, maintaining an active profile within entertainment archives for film and television work.
Career overview
Hera Hoffer, who is best known under the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag queen, actress, singer, and comedian. She is recognized for her celebrity impersonations and quick wit, and she is known for acting with 59 known credits according to her film and television database records.
Monsoon won the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2013. She later won the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in 2022 with an all-winners cast, becoming the first two-time winner of the show across its iterations. In 2023, she made her Broadway debut playing the role of Mama Morton in Chicago for eight weeks, marking the first time a drag queen performed in a major Broadway musical.
Born on September 18, 1987, in Portland, Oregon, United States, Hoffer is also known by the names Jerick Hoffer and Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer. She identifies as trans-femme and uses she/her pronouns.
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Full filmography
- The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2025 (2025)
- The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2025 (2025) Lyricist
- After Midnight (2024) as Self
- Doctor Who (2024) as Maestro
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- Angry Birds Mystery Island (2024) as Hera (voice)
- Doctor Who: Unleashed (2024) as Self
- Doctor Who at the Proms (2024) as Maestro
- Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero (2024) as Betty (voice)
- The Kelly Mantle Show (2024)
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2024 (2024)
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2024 (2024) Writer
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2024 (2024) Creator
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2024 (2024) Lyricist
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023) as Lemoncarb #1 (voice)
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023) as Normulon / Lemongrab (voice)
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023) as Lemoncarb #1 / Carla (voice)
- Krapopolis (2023) as Donna (voice)
- Drag Me to Dinner (2023) as Self - Drag Queen
- Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption (2023) as Self
- Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption (2023) Writer
- Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption (2023) Executive Producer
- The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2023 (2023)
- The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2023 (2023) Creator
- The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2023 (2023) Writer
- The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2023 (2023) Lyricist
- Sketchy Queens (2022) as Various Characters
- Sketchy Queens (2022) Creator
- PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show (2022)
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show (2022) Writer
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show (2022) Lyricist
- Resident Alien (2021) as Bruce the Grey Alien (voice)
- The Return of the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Live! (2021)
- The Return of the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Live! (2021) Writer
- The Return of the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Live! (2021) Lyricist
- Something Has Snapped Within Her (2021)
- Helluva Boss (2020) as Martha (voice)
- Helluva Boss (2020) as Party Girl / Additional Voices (voice)
- Helluva Boss (2020) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Helluva Boss (2020) as Waitress / Additional Voices (voice)
- Helluva Boss (2020) as Vikki (voice)
- Helluva Boss (2020) as Martha / Additional Voices (voice)
- Helluva Boss (2020) as Rita (voice)
- AJ and the Queen (2020) as Edee
- Happiest Season (2020) as Em. K. Ultra
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special (2020) as Jinkx Monsoon
- The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special (2020) Writer
- I Like to Watch (2019) as Self
- Exposed with Joseph Shepherd (2019) as Self - Guest
- The X Change Rate (2019) as Self - Special Guest
- Stonewall Outloud (2019) as Self
- Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019) as Self
- The Queens (2019) as Self
- Haters Roast RAW (2019) as Self
- Follow Me (2018) as Self
- East of Adin (2018) as Antoni Johnson
- The Drag Roast of Heklina (2018) as Self
- Portrait Of A Queen (2017) as Self
- Cool Mom (2017) as Themself
- The Pit Stop (2016) as Self
- Mighty Magiswords (2016) as Hairmosa (voice)
- Hurricane Bianca (2016) Thanks
- Straight Outta OZ (2016)
- Bianca Del Rio Birthday Roast (2016) as Self
- Drag Becomes Him (2015) as Self
- Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel (2015) as Self / Davey
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Hey Qween! (2014)
- Capitol Hill (2014) as Celeste Dahl
- Steven Universe (2013) as Emerald (voice)
- Alyssa's Secret (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012) as Self - Contestant
- Bravest Warriors (2012) as Jenna Crawshaw / Odahidahodan 1 (voice)
- Bravest Warriors (2012) as Jenna Crawshaw (voice)
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED (2012) as Self - Contestant
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Dennis / Tallulah
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010) as Self - Contestant
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Contestant
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Special Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Audience Member
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- The Queerties as Self - Host
- Sirenetta: Part-Time Mermaid as Voda Yaga (voice)
- The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2024 as Jinkx Monsoon