Doctor Who Season 1/Series 14: Who Does Jinkx Monsoon Play?

Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Doctor Who Season 1/Series 14, Episode 2, “The Devil’s Chord.”

Doctor Who Season 1 (or Series 14, if you’re a purist) is set to introduce several new faces to the Whoniverse – including drag queen Jinkx Monsoon. So, who does Jinkx Monsoon play in Doctor Who Season 1/Series 14?

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Who Does Jinkx Monsoon Play in Doctor Who Season 1/Series 14?

Jinkx Monsoon portrays Maestro in Doctor Who. The main villain of Season 1/Series 14, Episode 2, “The Devil’s Chord,” Maestro is the cosmic personification of music itself. They are the daughter of another uber-powerful Doctor Who antagonist, the Toymaker. Indeed, the Toymaker’s banishment in 2023’s third and final 60th anniversary special, “The Giggle,” apparently set Maestro free.

Maestro doesn’t waste their newfound freedom, either. Summoned to Earth by a music teacher playing the so-called “Devil’s Chord” in 1925, Maestro spends the next 38 years draining humanity’s music. Their ultimate goal? To absorb the “music of the spheres” – the sound created by the interlinked movement of celestial bodies – and destroy creation, with only Maestro left standing.

Fortunately, Maestro’s deranged scheme fails when two of the Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, play a chord capable of banishing the baddie. But before they go, Maestro warns the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Tuesday of another, greater threat: the One Who Waits. And that’s it for Jinkx Monsoon’s Maestro – unless Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies brings them back later.

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How Is Maestro Connected to the One Who Waits?

It’s unclear at this stage – although they’re seemingly not in cahoots. On the contrary, like their father before them, Maestro seems terrified of the One Who Waits. Maestro mutters cryptically about the One Who Waits midway through “The Devil’s Chord,” and Jinkx Monsoon’s agitated performance suggests her character is keen to avoid Doctor Who‘s enigmatic new antagonist.

But even if Maestro and the One Who Waits aren’t partners, they may still be part of the same godly outfit. In a recent interview with Radio Times, Davies confirmed that Maestro and Toymaker are both “Gods of Chaos” – and hinted more deities will appear soon. “The Toymaker seems to be the supreme being of this pantheon [but] he’s not,” Davies said. “There’s plenty of discoveries to come with that.”

Doctor Who Season 1/Series 14 is now streaming on Disney+, with new episodes dropping Fridays.

The above article was updated on 5/13/2024 by Leon Miller to add additional information about Doctor Who Season 1/Series 14.