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Ts Madison Hinton, more commonly known as Ts Madison, is an American reality television personality, actress, and LGBT activist. With the reality show The Ts Madison Experience, she became the first black trans woman to star in and executive produce her own reality series.
She served as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race on Season 13 and Season 14. On December 19th, 2022, it was announced via the official RuPaul's Drag Race X account that she would become a rotating judge[2] alongside Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews beginning Season 15. She is also the host of Bring Back My Girls, the WOW Presents Plus series that reunites various casts of the Drag Race franchise.
Biography[]
Madison rose to fame in 2013 after going viral following the release of a Vine clip titled "New Weave 22 Inches". The video features her exposing her nude body. During this time, Madison was starring in adult films and running a successful production company. On the LGBTQ&A podcast, Madison said she started doing sex work after being fired from multiple jobs for being trans. "I was hell-bent on me not being broke anymore in life. Me not having to worry about where I'm going to live, how I'm going to pay my bills, because I came from that time of me having to really worry. And this was a place of security for me."
After becoming a viral sensation, Madison signed a recording and media contract with Pink Money Records in 2014 and released her first single "Feeling My Fish" shortly after. In 2015, she released her memoir, A Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen. In 2016, Madison released her debut album, The New Supreme, and appeared with Ellis Miah and RuPaul on the song, "Drop".
In 2021, she collaborated with Todrick Hall on the song, "DICK THIS BIG". With World of Wonder, she starred in two web series, Wait a Minute and Lemme Pick You Up. The Ts Madison Experience debuted on We TV, making Madison the first black trans woman to star in her own reality show. Madison was also an executive producer on the series. On February 2021, Madison shared on a Facebook panel her experiences and knowledge on erasure of black trans love. In 2022, WE tv announced that The Ts Madison Experience had been renewed for a second season.
Madison has had roles in the movie Zola, and the upcoming romantic comedy, The Perfect Find, on Netflix. Janicza Bravo, the director of Zola, told The New York Times that she discovered Madison through her viral Vine video, watching it "maybe 20 times in a row… I became kind of obsessed with her." Madison appeared in Bros, "the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie has a "historic all-LGBTQ principal cast".
Memorable Quotes[]
- "Now wait a minute, BITCH!"
- "Kasha, this I HATE!" (referring to Kasha's Supermarket Supermodel look)
- "And you from Dade County?! You need to do better gurl!" (not being impressed with Malaysia Babydoll Foxx)
Bring Back My Girls Season 1[]
- "The people said you won by default" (to Blu Hydrangea, about her winning RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 1)
Trivia[]
- Ts Madison was played by Silky Nutmeg Ganache on the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 Snatch Game, where she ended up winning the challenge with her portrayal.
- This makes her the fourth Drag Race judge to be impersonated on Snatch Game, after RuPaul (by Jessica Wild, Trixie Mattel and Diamante Merybrown), Michelle Visage (by Sharon Needles) and Nikkie Plessen (by Vivaldi).
- However, she is the first to be impersonated on Snatch Game before she became a judge.
- This makes her the fourth Drag Race judge to be impersonated on Snatch Game, after RuPaul (by Jessica Wild, Trixie Mattel and Diamante Merybrown), Michelle Visage (by Sharon Needles) and Nikkie Plessen (by Vivaldi).
- Ts Madison hosted the WOW Presents Plus show Wait a Minute with Ts Madison in which she "rants on everything from music and nail shops to stinky feet and road rage" and also Bring Back My Girls which featured contestants from past Drag Race seasons reuniting and talking about things that happened during and after their time on the show.
- Ts is thus the third main judge of RuPaul's Drag Race to host a show on WOW Presents Plus, after RuPaul (RuPaul Drives) and Michelle Visage (Whatcha Packin').
- Ts Madison was featured on the Beyoncé song "Cozy".[3]
- Prior to appearing on Drag Race, Ts Madison performed alongside the Haus of Edwards at the pre-show for Season 8's finale taping.[4]
- Ts Madison appeared on The Pit Stop for the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 8, making her the second judge to appear on The Pit Stop for a season they judged (after Brooke Lynn Hytes for Canada's Drag Race Season 1).
- Ts was the third american judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars.
- Ts appeared in Season 6 Episode 7 of Glee, as a member of the "Transpersons Choir".[5]
- Sasha Colby and Kylie Sonique Love also appeared as part of the same choir.
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Looks[]
Videos[]
Interviews[]
Lemme Pick You Up[]
RuPaul's Drag Race[]
Bring Back My Girls[]
See: Bring Back My Girls
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Sasha Colby |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Anetra • 3rd & 4th: Luxx Noir London • Mistress Isabelle Brooks |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Loosey LaDuca • 6th: Salina EsTitties (Golden Boot Award) • 7th: Marcia Marcia Marcia • 8th: Malaysia Babydoll Foxx (Miss Congeniality) • 9th: Spice • 10th: Jax • 11th: Aura Mayari • 12th: Robin Fierce • 13th: Amethyst • 14th: Sugar • 15th: Princess Poppy • 16th: Irene Dubois |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews • Ts Madison |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg • Asaf Goren • Jesse Pattison • Calixto Quan |
| Winner | Jimbo |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Kandy Muse |
| Other Contestants | 3rd: Jessica Wild • 4th: Alexis Michelle • 5th: LaLa Ri (QOTFG) • 6th: Kahanna Montrese • 7th: Jaymes Mansfield • 8th: Heidi N Closet (Quit) • 9th: Darienne Lake • 10th: Mrs. Kasha Davis • 11th: Naysha Lopez • 12th: Monica Beverly Hillz |
| Lip Sync Assassins | Aja LaBeija • Pangina Heals • Ra'Jah O'Hara • Shannel • Jasmine Kennedie • Angeria Paris VanMicheals • Jorgeous • Nicky Doll • Silky Nutmeg Ganache • Priyanka |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews • Ts Madison |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg • Desmond Allen • Sam Elliot • Daniel Flores |
| Winner | Nymphia Wind |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Sapphira Cristál (Miss Congeniality) • 3rd: Plane Jane |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Q • 5th: Morphine Love Dion (Queen of SDADHH) • 6th: Dawn • 7th: Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige • 8th: Plasma • 9th: Xunami Muse (Miss Congeniality) • 10th: Megami • 11th: Geneva Karr • 12th: Amanda Tori Meating (Golden Boot Award) • 13th: Mirage • 14th: Hershii LiqCour-Jeté |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews • Ts Madison |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg • Asaf Goren • Jesse Pattison • Calixto Quan |
| Winner | Angeria Paris VanMicheals |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Roxxxy Andrews & Vanessa Vanjie |
| Other Contestants | 4th-8th: Gottmik, Jorgeous, Nina West, Plastique Tiara & Shannel |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews • Ts Madison |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Alcantara • Bryce Eilenberg • Calixto Quan |
| Winner | Onya Nurve |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Jewels Sparkles • 3rd & 4th: Lexi Love • Sam Star |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Suzie Toot (Queen of SDADHH) • 6th: Lana Ja'Rae • 7th: Lydia B Kollins • 8th: Arrietty • 9th: Kori King • 10th: Acacia Forgot • 11th: Crystal Envy (Miss Congeniality) • 12th: Hormona Lisa • 13th: Joella • 14th: Lucky Starzzz |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Law Roach • Ross Mathews • Ts Madison |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg • Asaf Goren • Jesse Pattison • Calixto Quan |