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|birth date = [[18 September (people)|18 September]], [[1987 (people)|1987]] | |birth date = [[18 September (people)|18 September]], [[1987 (people)|1987]] | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
Born Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer, Hera was born in Portland, Oregon, and first performed in drag at age 15 at the all-ages Escape Nightclub. Her original drag name was going to be "Heidi Destruction" before settling on Jinkx Monsoon. She attended da Vinci Arts Middle School and Grant High School. Hoffer was raised Catholic, and discovered Russian-Jewish ancestry on her mother's side at the age of 18. Her drag character, Jinkx, is characterized as Jewish as a way of reconnecting with this part of her heritage. | Born Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer, Hera was born in Portland, Oregon, and first performed in drag at age 15 at the all-ages Escape Nightclub. Her original drag name was going to be "Heidi Destruction" before settling on Jinkx Monsoon. She attended da Vinci Arts Middle School and Grant High School. Hoffer was raised Catholic, and discovered Russian-Jewish ancestry on her mother's side at the age of 18. Her drag character, Jinkx, is characterized as Jewish as a way of reconnecting with this part of her heritage. | ||
Hoffer worked as a custodian through college and graduated with a BFA in theatre from Cornish College of the Arts in 2010. She has lived in Seattle, Washington since 2006. By October 2018, she moved back to Portland and currently lives in a house named Monsoon Manor. | Hoffer worked as a custodian through college and graduated with a BFA in theatre from Cornish College of the Arts in 2010. She has lived in Seattle, Washington since 2006. By October 2018, she moved back to Portland and currently lives in a house named Monsoon Manor. | ||
