Introduction
Madison Hinton, known professionally as Ts Madison, is an American reality television personality and actress. With the reality show The Ts Madison Experience, she became the first Black transgender woman to star in and act as executive producer of her own reality series. She has appeared in a variety of smaller films and some major television programs.
Biography
A native of Miami, Florida, 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.
Madison signed a recording contract with Pink Money Records in 2014. 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".
In 2015, she released her memoir, A Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen.
Madison has had smaller acting roles, such as in Zola and The Perfect Find on Netflix. Madison also appeared in Bros, which was billed as "the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio". Madison has made multiple appearances as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, later becoming a rotating regular judge in season 15. In 2019, Silky Nutmeg Ganache played Madison in the Snatch Game episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 11.
In 2021, 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.
Madison's voice is sampled on the song "Cozy" on Beyoncé's 2022 album Renaissance.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Comedy Show Show | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Fish Tank | Herself | Amazon Prime Video, co-starred with Isis King and Arisce Wanzer |
| 2021 | The Ts Madison Experience | Herself | |
| 2021–present | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Guest judge (seasons 13–14, 3 episodes), Main judge (season 15–present) |
| 2022 | Turnt Out with TS Madison | Herself | Fox Soul |
| 2022 | Hush | Mona Dee | 8 episodes |
| 2022–present | Bring Back My Girls | Host | 3 seasons, 21 episodes |
| 2023–present | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself | Main judge (season 8–present) |
| 2023 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Herself | Episode: "Peach Passion" |
| 2024 | Married to Medicine | Herself | Episode: "A Very Powerful Message" |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Trans-Me | Madam Belair | Written by B. Octavious Sims and produced by SimGriggs Productions, directed by Sims and Gregory Griggs |
| 2020 | Zola | Hollywood | |
| 2022 | Bros | Angela | |
| 2023 | The Perfect Find | Greta |
Works
Selected content featuring Madison includes the following:
Streaming television
- Wait a Minute (through World of Wonder Productions)
- Bring Back My Girls (2022–present)
Music
- The New Supreme (2014), released on Pink Money Records
- RuPaul's Butch Queen, Drop feat. Ts Madison (2016)
- Khia's Next Caller, feat. Ts Madison (2017)
- The Queens Supreme Court Theme Song (2018)
- Pop That Ass (2020)
- Rigel Gemini's Coffee In My Cup - Music Video (2021)
Books
- A Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen (2015), self-published by CreateSpace
Awards
Madison was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Transgender Erotica Awards hosted by Grooby. In 2019, she was honored in the Out magazine Top 100 influential LGBT people. In 2022, she won the WOWIE Award for Best Viral Moment. In 2022, Madison and Dominique Morgan were chosen as the Grand Marshals of the NYC Pride Parade.