Overview

• On August 18, Monsoon joined Good Morning America for an “Oh, Jinkx!” segment, quipping, “Abraham Lincoln is now a trans woman… Since lawmakers get to rewrite history, why can’t I?”
• Media outlets ranged from LGBTQ+ advocates praising the remark as bold satire to conservative commentators condemning it as a needless historical rewrite.
• Oh, Mary! remains at the Lyceum Theatre through September 28 with a rotating cast that includes Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Urie and Jenn Harris alongside Monsoon.
• Since its July 2024 debut, the absurdist one-act has broken weekly Broadway box-office records, recouped its investment and earned Cole Escola a Tony Award as the first non-binary Best Actor in a Play.
• During the “Oh, Jinkx!” game, hosts Gio Benitez, Janai Norman and Whit Johnson presented absurd White House scenarios to Monsoon, underscoring the play’s subversive humor.