Jinkx Monsoon.Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
Jinkx Monsoonis headed to the Great White Way!
The two-timeRuPaul’s Drag Racewinner is set to become the first drag performer totake on the role of Matron “Mama” MortoninChicagoonBroadway.
Jinkx, 35, will make her debut as the matron of the Cook County Jail on Jan.16, and continue in the role for an eight-week engagement, ending March 12.
She added, “To be making my Broadway debut, as my favorite role, in one of my favorite shows — that lifelong dream is coming true and then some.”
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“But I never question my blessings; I just thank Hecate for them,” Jinkx concluded.
The multi-hyphenate performer also shared a black-and-whiteimage of herself seemingly in costumeas her character to Instagram on Tuesday.
“I am so thrilled, and beyond grateful to@chicagomusicalfor my Broadway debut 🥹,” she wrote in a comment.
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Jinkx’s upcoming debut in the show comes after she took home the crown this summer as thewinner ofRuPaul’s Drag Race All Starsseason 7, after previously coming in first place during the original series' fifth season.
Since her season 5 win, Jinkx has gone on to become one of the show’s most successful stars — with multiple albums (including 2014’sThe Inevitable Albumand 2018’sThe Ginger Snapped), a handful of one-woman shows, a documentary and even a streaming special with frequent collaboratorBenDeLaCreme(Hulu’sThe Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special).
News of Jinkx’s role inChicagocomes shortly afterPoseandAmerican Horror StoryactressAngelica Rosswrapped her eight-week run in the lead role of Roxie Hart.
Theannouncement of Ross' castingin August made her the latest openly transgender woman to star in a Broadway production, joining stars like Kate Bornstein (Straight White Men), L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop),Alexandra Billings(Wicked) andPeppermint(Head Over Heels).
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source: people.com
