2-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, star of the stage and screen Jinkx Monsoon has been named the 2025 “Logo Legend!”
From her Broadway debut as Mama Morton in Chicago, to playing Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, guest starring in Doctor Who, creating a series called Sketchy Queens, and now back to Broadway for her role in Pirates! The Penzance Musical; there is truly nothing Jinkx Monsoon can’t do. Now, she is being honored for her hard work and unapologetic sense of self in representing the LGBTQ community in mainstream media.
Every year during Pride Month, Logo spotlights a true trailblazer in the community in their Shorty Award winning docu-series!
To talk about their love for the one and only Jinkx Monsoon; BenDeLaCreme, Alok, Anania, Chris Klemens, Murray Hill and more gathered for a roundtable dinner celebrating Jinkx and her impact on pop culture and the LGBTQ community at large.
“She is timeless and also of the moment,” activist Alok says about Jinkx in the video. “She can do it all and makes it look so easy… I kind of hate her for it,” comedian Chris Klemens jokes.
“Jinkx Monsoon is a legend because she is extremely talented while also being fully herself,” fellow drag artist and co-star BenDeLaCreme says.
Content creator and host of Gaydar Anania shares that, “I wanted to be here today because whenever trans people are successful and they’re so deserving of it, I always want to be the one to give them their flowers.”
Comedian Murray Hill praises Jinkx, saying, “Jinkx is a legend because she broke through mainstream showbiz as herself.”
The video also features special tribute messages from Michelle Visage, Neil Patrick Harris, and Kathryn Hahn!
On top of her endless resume of creative pursuits, Jinkx Monsoon is also a proud and passionate advocate for transgender rights.
Catch Jinkx in the Tony Nominated revival of Pirates! The Penzance Musical now through July 27th! For more, head to Logo’s YouTube and Instagram!
