I can't speak for the Jewish population, but I attribute my sense of humor to the tragic moments of my life. The best way to overcome certain tragedies is to develop a thick skin and sense of humor about things. Of course, I am very politically conscious and careful about my comedy. But when I do push an envelope, it's with a purpose.

Sarah Silverman has always been a huge influence on my comedy.

I was raised Catholic primarily by my mom's side of the family. But at 18, I found out there was an adoption in the family, and that I was of Russian Jewish descent on my mom's side. After that, I started to look more into the philosophies and culture of Judaism.

The idea behind Jinkx is that she's a single mother and failed actress. One time she went out to a gay bar with her son, who's a gay adult, and started singing torch songs on the bar and became a hit. Now she's every gay boy's favorite cabaret act.

A lot of people just feel really impacted and inspired by drag in ways that I don't think we, as self-absorbed drag queens, think about that often.

I'm going to release whatever feels right and what I think is going to spread a good message about my artistry and what I believe.

I think this is a trait that runs throughout the queer community, the obsession with the hyper-feminine female villains. And we see it in Disney movies and in movies like 'Death Becomes Her,' and in characters like Poison Ivy and Catwoman.

I find a lot of joy from legitimate theater. But Jinkx is my passion project.

I basically can't go to any gay bar in America without getting mobbed, which is fun and tiring.

I've been dressing like a girl my entire life!

I want a computer that's bigger than my TV at home!

I want to be a role model and an advocate for social change.

I used to watch 'Death Becomes Her,' and I knew I wanted to become Meryl Streep.

If you hide, you won't find the eccentric people who will be your best friends.

While I'm out of drag, I'm still extremely effeminate.

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.

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 a chance.

What I love that has happened for years now with 'Drag Race' is the queens can go on to have any kind of career.

I am only really attracted to people who are very open-minded and embrace and celebrate people who live outside the gender norm.

It's hard to have a fruitful romantic life when I'm never in one place for long.

Christmas used to be my favorite time of year. But as an adult, it's a time of year where it's like, do I have to go through this again?

First, it was a big deal for girls to dress more like guys. Then it was a big deal for straight men to be metereosexuals and care about their appearance in the way that a gay man would. Now we have to take it a step further - men should be able to not wear men's clothes if they don't want to.

I am a transgender identified person.

My long-term goal is to play a drag role or a female role in a Broadway production.