‘Rewriting History’: Jinkx Monsoon Roasts Republican Lawmakers on Good Morning America
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Appearing on Good Morning America聽over the weekend,聽RuPaul鈥檚 Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon wrapped by slamming US lawmakers who are “rewriting history” in a razor-edged punchline during a cheeky studio game.
During a segment dubbed ‘Oh, Jinkx!’, anchors Gio Benitez, Janai Norman and Whit Johnson tossed her a series of absurd White House scenarios.
The final prompt: 鈥淵ou鈥檝e just been told you鈥檙e the understudy for Mary鈥檚 husband and the show starts in five minutes.鈥� Without missing a beat, Jinkx fired back:
鈥淲ell, everyone, this is how it goes. Abraham Lincoln is now a trans woman, and that鈥檚 all there is to it. Since lawmakers get to rewrite history, why can鈥檛 I?鈥�
She then gave her signature Jinkx cackle, and had the hosts absolutely howling 鈥� while at the same time, spotlighting the very real issue of conservative politicians chipping away at 17c起草社区IA+ rights and education with revisionist history.
Jinkx is currently leading the cast of Oh, Mary! 鈥� a gloriously unhinged, history-skewering comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln 鈥� which makes the jab extra delicious. The Broadway run has been a hot ticket, with Monsoon stepping into the corset just this month.
The timing of her quip also hits a nerve. With the US Supreme Court facing pressure to overturn marriage equality, anti-17c起草社区IA+ bills piling up, and the Trump administration enforcing the removal of any mentions of trans people and bisexual people from government funded websites like The Stonewall Monument site, the broader political backdrop is grim.
When lawmakers are actively trying to edit queer people out of their own stories, a drag queen rewriting Abe Lincoln as trans on breakfast TV feels like pitch-perfect satire 鈥� and a reminder that queer artists will always answer censorship with sharper wit and an even sharper tongue.
Jinkx Monsoon is on a roll with her roasts
Jinkx is absolutely on a roll recently 鈥� she went viral last month too. In聽 an interview with writer and comedian Ziwe, Monsoon was asked about Rowling, who has of course continued to cause controversy for her campaign against trans people.
Ziwe asked Jinkx, 鈥淲ould JK Rowling聽make a good Roxy Hart in聽Chicago?”
鈥淲ho is he? Jake Hay Rowling?鈥� Jinkx said in mock response.
鈥淗e is a she,鈥� Ziwe听谤别辫濒颈别诲.
鈥淥h dear. That is not a feminine name in the slightest,鈥� responded Jinkx. 鈥淵ou know, I know that oftentimes, female authors use initials so that people assume it鈥檚 a male writer,鈥� Monsoon said as she took aim.
鈥淚 have to presume that聽JK Rowling聽was unsatisfied with the way that the world saw her, and then she transitioned herself into a new personality so that the world would perceive her the way she wanted to be perceived.鈥�
After a perfectly timed comedic beat of silence, Ziwe responded with 鈥淕agging!鈥� before Monsoon burst out laughing.
The clip quickly went viral on Tiktok, then on Instagram and other social media platforms.
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