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“Drag is very much an art form, and all art goes through ebbs and flows and trends.”
“My first drag role was the character Widow Simone in the ballet 'La Fille Mal Gardee.' She's a crazy social climbing woman trying to marry off her daughter to the wealthy town idiot. And in the middle of the show, she gets to perform a clog dance. I loved it.”
“Most people tell me that what they are surprised about the most is that I sing really well, I always find it funny.”
“You don't know that you're not a solo artist or standup comedian or drag cabaret artist until you try it.”
“I think there's something for anyone who wants to be a performer in Seattle.”
“A lot of people just feel really impacted and inspired by drag in ways that I don't think we, as self-absorbed drag queens, think about that often.”
“I guess it wasn't really part of my story on 'Drag Race' but I'm a trained actor and singer.”
“While I'm out of drag, I'm still extremely effeminate.”
“Jinkx is a single mother and I've seen so many strong Jewish women.”
“My long-term goal is to play a drag role or a female role in a Broadway production.”
“I'm extremely into Greek Mythology and know almost everything about the classic Greek myths.”
“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.”
“When your career and your passion one in the same there is very little downtime.”
“I went to 'The Nutcracker' every year with my grandma and aunt. Then, in my early teen years, I thought I wanted to be a ballet dancer. I went real gung-ho in that direction, and I started performing in 'The Nutcracker.'”
“I want a computer that's bigger than my TV at home!”
“When I found the 'Human Nature' music video as a teenager - I've been a drag queen since 15 - I just loved that music video so much because it's such a celebration of her femininity and her sexuality. I thought it was so powerful.”
“I started drag at 15 years old.”
“As drag queens, you constantly have to be coming up with, 'What's the thing no one's ever seen before?'”
“It's not enough to just be a good singer. You have to know where your roots come from. If you sing jazz, you should know all about jazz. You should look into, as much as you possibly can, the history of it, so that you're and educated and well-informed performer.”
“I play a lot of video games, cook meals for my best friends and chosen family in Seattle, and find time to visit my family in Portland, Oregon.”