Jinkx Monsoon Wants to Be the First Person to Host Saturday Night Live in Drag

Drag Race superstar Jinkx Monsoon reveals her SNL hosting dreams—and why it would be such an impactful moment.

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Jinkx Monsoon knows a thing or two about making history.

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After steamrolling to victory on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 in July—the first all-winners season ever.

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Jinkx has her sights set on conquering another iconic stage: Saturday Night Live's Studio 8H.

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On Aug. 29, after the official Saturday Night Live Twitter account asked, "Who do you want to host SNL?,"

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Jinkx responded with two eye emojis, seemingly tossing her name into the mix.

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"Listen, I am extremely serious," Jinkx exclusively told E! News about her aspirations.

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"I know that it's going to be a logistical nightmare," she admitted.

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How do you change the make-up from scene to scene? But whatever, I'll f--king figure it out! I've done harder things in my life.

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