/Drag Becomes Him (2015).jpg)
Drag Becomes Him
- Director: Alex Berry
- Writer: Alex Berry; Basil Shadid
- Producer: Alix Kolar; Jacob Leander
CGiii Comment
Drag Becomes Him, an entertaining and intimate portrait of performer Jinkx Monsoon - season five winner of RuPaul's Drag Race - peels back the layers of one of the drag circuit's brightest stars and reveals the man behind the makeup. The documentary follows Jinkx's trajectory from a small stage in Portland, Oregon, to his surrender of the crown one year after winning RuPaul's Drag Race. Interspersed with captivating and often outrageous performances are interviews and personal footage that reveal the transformation of Jerick Hoffer from working class boy to Jinkx Monsoon, an illustrious performer on the global stage. Influenced by a grandmother who was endowed with charm school polish, Hoffer learned to fuse Southern belle sophistication with working girl sass. The result is a larger-than-life personality who won't sashay away any time soon.
Trailer...
Cast & Characters
Jerick Hoffer as Jinkx Monsoon;
Benjimen Blair as Sylvia O'Stayformore;
Zan Gibbs as Herself;
Deanne Hoffer as Herself;
Jacob Hoffer as Himself;
Melissa Hoffer as Herself;
Kevin Kauer as Himself;
Marc Kenison as Waxie Moon;
Kenneth Lee as Himself;
Brian Peters as Mama Tits