{"id":1449388,"date":"2025-08-29T12:32:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=1449388"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:32:48","slug":"jinkx-monsoon-wants-to-play-mystique-in-the-mcu-says-trans-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/drag\/jinkx-monsoon-wants-to-play-mystique-in-the-mcu-says-trans-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinkx Monsoon wants to play Mystique in the MCU \u2013 says the role should go to a trans woman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jinkx Monsoon has expressed her desire to play Mystique in a Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot of X-Men<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In an interview on the Good One<\/em><\/a> podcast, hosted by Jesse David Fox, the two-time Drag Race<\/em> champion said, \u201cCan I manifest something? Marvel has now regained the rights to the X-Men<\/em>. I think it would be a really cool idea to have a trans woman be Mystique.\u201d<\/p>\n

The anti-hero, previously portrayed by Rebecca Romijn and Jennifer Lawrence in Fox\u2019s beloved franchise, has long resonated with trans audiences thanks to her fluid identity and shape-shifting abilities \u2014 traits that echo the experience of gender exploration and transition.<\/p>\n

“She’s my favourite Marvel character of all time, and I relate to her so much. I think a lot of trans people do,” Jinkx explained. \u201cThink about how nice it would be to be able to just blend in and not have everyone pay attention to us if we don’t want.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Broadway queen, who currently stars as Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola\u2019s Tony-winning play Oh, Mary!<\/em><\/a>, continued: \u201cWe also relate to the fact that she’s not accepted in her original form. So she has<\/em> to transition to even walk around people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI texted my agent and I was like, ‘I don’t know what’s going on there, but please start dropping my name.’\u201d<\/p>\n

While Romijn is confirmed to reprise her role as Mystique in the 2026 blockbuster Avengers: Doomsday<\/em>, alongside many familiar MCU characters, speculation has long swirled that a new iteration of the X-Men<\/em> will soon arrive on screen.<\/p>\n

Despite the lack of official confirmation of an X-Men<\/em> film in the MCU, Hunter Schafer was rumoured to be in the running for the role of Mystique.<\/a><\/p>\n

She commented on the rumours in an interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>, saying: \u201cI did see [that]! My dad texted me about that, yeah. Yeah, that would be cool. These fan casts come around every once in a while, and it\u2019s always very sweet \u2014 and always for characters that I really like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s Monsoon or Schafer, one thing is clear: Mystique being played by a trans actress would feel correct!<\/p>\n