“It used to be that I'd do drag, then get out of drag, and try and be a...” — Jinkx Monsoon Quote

“It used to be that I'd do drag, then get out of drag, and try and be as much of a boy as possible. That didn't feel entirely authentic for me, but it felt like what I had to do at the time.”

“I really like women who are able to be classy and poised and really well put together when the time is right, but also be complete clowns.”

“I guess it wasn't really part of my story on 'Drag Race' but I'm a trained actor and singer.”

“Being sweet is something that's already given. As a beauty queen, you know that you should be relatable to people, that you should be authentic - and that makes you sweet. But you should also have that 'it' factor, and the confidence that will make you spicy.”

“I always make sure to seek the inputs of the composer or lyricist in order to achieve an authentic pronunciation.”

“I don't knock anyone's hustle, but I didn't want to slap my name on anything that wasn't authentic to me.”