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25 Rare Photos of Jinkx Monsoon Before "Drag Superstardom"

Before she was racing to the winner's circle on RuPaul's Drag Race, season 5 winner Jinkx Monsoon was already quite the local celebrity in her hometown of Seattle. Here's a slideshow of 25 exclusive photos (both in and out of drag) taken by Nate Gowdy to prove it.

By Scott McPherson
May 17 2013 3:39 PM EDT

Jinkx 2

Credit: Nate Gowdy Photography / Seattle Gay News

Monsoon 19

Jinkx 1

Monsoon 21

Jinkx 3

                                                                                                                    Out of drag, Jinkx is more commonly known as Jerick

Monsoon 18

Jinkx 4

Monsoon 17

Jinkx 5

Monsoon 10

Jinkx 6

Monsoon 7

Jinkx 7

                                                                                                      Jerick/Jinkx (left) and friends

Monsoon 2

Monsoon 1

Monsoon 12

See more of Nate Gowdy's photos
at facebook.com/NateGowdyPhoto and facebook.com/seattlegaynews

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