--- title: "8 Drag queen Quotes By Jinkx Monsoon" description: "8 Drag queen quotes by Jinkx Monsoon. Plus more from Jinkx Monsoon and more Drag queen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8c/jinkx-monsoon-4391_career_i-started-drag-in-portland-oregon-but-i_65150.png" --- > [I started drag in Portland, Oregon, but I don't feel that I came to life as a drag queen until I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-started-drag-in-portland-oregon-but-i-don-t-feel-that-i-came-to/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8c/jinkx-monsoon-4391_career_i-started-drag-in-portland-oregon-but-i_65150.png) > [I hope people realize that drag queens and queer people, we're not just archetypes and stereotypes. We're human beings with a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-hope-people-realize-that-drag-queens-and-queer-people-we-re-not/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/jinkx-monsoon-4391_cooking_i-hope-people-realize-that-drag-queens-a_1012459.png) > [If one drag queen penetrates the mainstream and opens up a new avenue for us to take with our careers, that means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/if-one-drag-queen-penetrates-the-mainstream-and-opens-up-a-new-avenue/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/jinkx-monsoon-4391_drag_if-one-drag-queen-penetrates-the-mainstr_1508810.png) > [Well, I think 'Addams Family Values' is definitely a gay icon movie and definitely a drag queen icon movie that no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/well-i-think-addams-family-values-is-definitely-a-gay-icon-movie-and/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/jinkx-monsoon-4391_drag-queen_well-i-think-addams-family-values-is-def_1645046.png) > [When I found the 'Human Nature' music video as a teenager - I've been a drag queen since 15 - I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/when-i-found-the-human-nature-music-video-as-a-teenager-i-ve-been-a/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/jinkx-monsoon-4391_drag-queen_when-i-found-the-human-nature-music-vide_1733813.jpg) > [I don't think I knew Ru was a drag queen when I would see her in 'The Brady Bunch Movie.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-don-t-think-i-knew-ru-was-a-drag-queen-when-i-would-see-her-in-the/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/jinkx-monsoon-4391_brady-bunch_i-don-t-think-i-knew-ru-was-a-drag-queen_1848575.png) > [I very much treat my stage persona of Jinkx as a character I've created. Some drag artists do a look-based glamour act,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-very-much-treat-my-stage-persona-of-jinkx-as-a-character-i-ve/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/jinkx-monsoon-4391_character_i-very-much-treat-my-stage-persona-of-ji_2039127.png) > [That openness to experimentation in Seattle is how I learned a drag queen doesn't have to just be in her pageant gear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/that-openness-to-experimentation-in-seattle-is-how-i-learned-a-drag/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/jinkx-monsoon-4391_drag_that-openness-to-experimentation-in-seat_2537667.png) ## Other authors on Drag queen - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rupaul-81719.jpg) RuPaul 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drag-queen/rupaul/) - [Bianca Del Rio 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drag-queen/bianca-del-rio/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-sasha-velour-6096.jpg) Sasha Velour 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drag-queen/sasha-velour/) ## More by Jinkx Monsoon > [We like to take pop songs that have really cool, complex melodies or lyrics and strip away all that fluff and electronic noise, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/we-like-to-take-pop-songs-that-have-really-cool-complex-melodies-or/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [I've always preferred drag roles, because typically I get better costumes and I've always felt more connected with the female characters in my favorite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-ve-always-preferred-drag-roles-because-typically-i-get-better/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [I call myself a gorgeous anachronism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-call-myself-a-gorgeous-anachronism/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [I started drag in Portland, Oregon, but I don't feel that I came to life as a drag queen until I started working in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-started-drag-in-portland-oregon-but-i-don-t-feel-that-i-came-to/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [I went to 'The Nutcracker' every year with my grandma and aunt. Then, in my early teen years, I thought I wanted to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-went-to-the-nutcracker-every-year-with-my-grandma-and-aunt-then-in/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [Drag is very regional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/drag-is-very-regional/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [I think the best way I've grown as an artist period, not just in relation to creating music, is having a lot more confidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-think-the-best-way-i-ve-grown-as-an-artist-period-not-just-in/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [It was like I have always had big dreams for my drag aspirations, and I talked myself into doing 'Drag Race.' I'm like, take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/it-was-like-i-have-always-had-big-dreams-for-my-drag-aspirations-and/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [What makes me angry is closed mindedness, prejudice against those who are different from you, reveling in one's own ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/what-makes-me-angry-is-closed-mindedness-prejudice-against-those-who/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [First, it was a big deal for girls to dress more like guys. Then it was a big deal for straight men to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/first-it-was-a-big-deal-for-girls-to-dress-more-like-guys-then-it-was/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [I prefer to be gender fluid or non-gendered and I dress in drag almost every day of my life even if I'm not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-prefer-to-be-gender-fluid-or-non-gendered-and-i-dress-in-drag/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [Almost all the Disney villain witches are gay icons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/almost-all-the-disney-villain-witches-are-gay-icons/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [I really don't consider myself a man or a woman. I just kind of float in between and that's how I've always felt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/i-really-don-t-consider-myself-a-man-or-a-woman-i-just-kind-of-float/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/in-the-gay-community-there-are-not-very-many-jewish-drag-queens-i-ve/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) > [There's an old guard of drag, like the queens who got as big as they could possibly get before there was a TV show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jinkx-monsoon/there-s-an-old-guard-of-drag-like-the-queens-who-got-as-big-as-they/) [Jinkx Monsoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jinkx-monsoon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drag-queen/jinkx-monsoon/#itemlist", "name": "8 Drag queen Quotes By Jinkx Monsoon", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started drag in Portland, Oregon, but I don't feel that I came to life as a drag queen until I started working in Seattle. 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