107 Quotes by Jinkx Monsoon

I call myself a gorgeous anachronism.

When I'm doing an exaggerated character, I hope it's clear I don't think this is how women do, or should, act. There's aspects of Looney Tunes in drag. But there's something poignant about a man dressed as a woman, talking about gender. It can make you realize how similar the genders really are.

I am a transgender identified person.

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

In the gay community there are not very many Jewish drag queens. I've always found that funny because there are a lot of Jewish gay people out there, so why aren't there more Jewish drag queens?

When you become your own boss, and your artwork becomes your livelihood, it becomes the only thing you think about.

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 used to watch 'Death Becomes Her,' and I knew I wanted to become Meryl Streep.

I want people to see that you don't have to be catty and mean to be a superstar.