I'm a fiend for costume jewellery and have countless pairs of rhinestone or diamante earrings, which are so flattering when they catch the light. I love the designers Alexis Bittar and Kenneth Jay Lane, and I always go to jewellers Butler & Wilson.

It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride?

If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.

I don't look my age, I don't feel my age and I don't act my age. To me age is just a number.

The body is like a car: the older you become the more care you have to take care of it - and you don't leave a Ferrari out in the sun.

If you feel well and happy, your face will reflect this, but if you are down in the dumps and having a miserable time, your face will soon show this, too. In fact, you get the face you deserve by the time you're forty, and one of the keys to looking and feeling younger is being active.

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you somebody who has never achieved much.

The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.

Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.

It used to be that I'd do drag, then get out of drag, and try and be as much of a boy as possible. That didn't feel entirely authentic for me, but it felt like what I had to do at the time.

It's not just putting on a little bit of makeup and putting on a dress. Some drag queens duct tape their heads, some drag queens are bound and strapped and pulled in every which direction. To be in drag is no small endeavor.

With Jinkx Monsoon, I strive to make her pretty and likable and have this bubbly, lovely personality. But then she can also be the most crass, out of the blue, kooky character.

Drag queens, our whole art form is about taking inspiration from artists we adore.

Everyone should be able to express themselves in the way that best suits them - life is too short to spend it unhappy.

When you become your own boss, and your artwork becomes your livelihood, it becomes the only thing you think about.

When your career and your passion one in the same there is very little downtime.

Don't be afraid of wearing a lot of makeup. Like, a lot. Your eyes deserve to be showcased. I think it's important to just remember that whatever you think you hate about yourself, there's a way to counter that with makeup and make that part of you beautiful.

I call myself a gorgeous anachronism.

I guess it wasn't really part of my story on 'Drag Race' but I'm a trained actor and singer.

Most people tell me that what they are surprised about the most is that I sing really well, I always find it funny.

There was a time when I said I wouldn't do something like that but I've seen so many of my friends go on the 'All Stars' seasons and they seem to be having a lot of fun for the most part.

I always say better busy than dead.

That openness to experimentation in Seattle is how I learned a drag queen doesn't have to just be in her pageant gear and lip syncing to top 40. Drag can be off-the-wall, ridiculous, profound.

I think there's something for anyone who wants to be a performer in Seattle.