Seattle Gay News
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 24, Volume 41, June 14, 2013
by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer
Jinkx Monsoon photo by Jose A. Guzman Colon
HAIRSPRAY IN CONCERT SEATTLE MEN’S CHORUS/ 5TH AVENUE THEATRE June 20 – 23 Jinkx Monsoon is more than a superstar – she is a Seattle girl gone wild! Making a memorable name for herself in several venues on Seattle’s stage, Jinkx (birth name Jerick Hoffer) went on to become America’s Reigning Drag Superstar, winning Season Five of RuPaul’s Drag Race in a walk. After further proving herself onstage as Angel (in RENT) and in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jinkx Monsoon is now ready to take on more than 300 men at once: the Seattle Men’s Chorus. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hairspray: The Musical (a show that got its world premiere in Seattle), Jinkx will be performing the role of Velma von Tussle in a special concert version. So get your Ultra Clutch Hairspray, Tracy Turnblad – it’s Monsoon season! Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were your earliest influences? Jinkx Monsoon: Definitely Meryl Streep! Actually Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn both, in Death Becomes Her. Anjelica Houston in The Witches and The Addams Family, and then a few cartoon characters. I think Jessica Rabbit is, for a lot of drag queens, the first exposure to hyper-femininity. From The X-Men, I love all the women there, with their exaggerated personalities. Andrews-Katz: How old were you when you first did drag, and what were the circumstances? see jinkx page 33
by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor
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by Mac McGregor Special to the SGN kapchurus photography
New York City drag diva and Wigstock legend Lady Bunny has a surprise for you. While best known for her outrageous comedy, gravity-defying bouffant hairdos, and funny punchlines, she can actually sing! And, as it turns out, write hookfilled dance music! She proves it with “Take Me Up High,” a glittering call to the
Randy Andy (l) and Mac McGregor
In many cities throughout the world, on any given night, you can walk into any Gay bar and find on center stage a drag queen. The audience, ready with dollar bills, hangs on her every word even though the queen is most see drag kings page 43