Ts Madison

Ts Madison
Madison in 2022
Born
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
  • Entertainer
  • actress
Years active2004–present
Websitethetsmadison.com

Madison Hinton, known professionally as Ts Madison,[1] is an American entertainer 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.[2] She has acted in films including Zola and Bros, and she has been a permanent judge on RuPaul's Drag Race since season 15.[3]

Life and career

A native of Miami, Florida,[2] 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.[4] During this time, Madison was starring in adult films and running a successful production company.[5] On the LGBTQ&A podcast, Madison said she started doing sex work after being fired from multiple jobs for being trans.[5] Madison is a trans woman.[6]

Madison signed a recording contract with Pink Money Records in 2014, releasing her debut album The New Supreme.[7] Madison published her memoir A Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen in 2015.[8] She appeared with Ellis Miah and RuPaul on the song "Drop" in 2016,[9] and collaborated with Todrick Hall on the song "DICK THIS BIG" in 2021.[10]

Madison has had smaller acting roles, such as in Zola and The Perfect Find on Netflix.[5] Madison also appeared in Bros, which was billed as "the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio".[11] Madison has made multiple appearances as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, later becoming a rotating regular judge from season 15. In 2019, Silky Nutmeg Ganache impersonated Madison in the Snatch Game episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 11, winning the challenge.[12]

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.[2]

Madison's voice is sampled on the song "Cozy" on Beyoncé's 2022 album Renaissance,[13] for which Madison received a Grammy Participation Certificate, as the album won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.[14]

As a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race season 15, Madison was part of the team that won the 2023 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program.[14]

On March 31, 2025, Madison opened the TS Madison Starter House, a re-entry home in Atlanta for formerly incarcerated Black trans women. The opening coincided with the Trans Day of Visibility. Madison is creating a docuseries about the program.[15]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Wait a Minute Herself World of Wonder web series[16][17]
2016 The Comedy Show Show Herself 1 episode
2018 Fish Tank Herself Amazon Prime Video, co-starred with Isis King and Arisce Wanzer[18]
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)[3]
2022 Turnt Out with TS Madison Herself Fox Soul
2022 Hush Mona Dee 14 episodes[19][20]
2022–present Bring Back My Girls Host 4 seasons, 27 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"
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars Herself Guest judge (Episode: "There's No Place Like Home")
2024–2025 Beauty in Black Daga 2 seasons, 5 episodes

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 [21]
2023 The Perfect Find Greta
2025 Noah's Arc: The Movie Miss Genevieve

Works

Selected content featuring Madison includes the following:

Music

  • The New Supreme (2014), released on Pink Money Records
  • RuPaul's Butch Queen, Drop feat. Ts Madison (2016)[22]
  • Khia's Next Caller, feat. Ts Madison (2017)[23]
  • The Queens Supreme Court Theme Song (2018)
  • Pop That Ass (2020)
  • Rigel Gemini's Coffee In My Cup - Music Video (2021)[24]
  • Cozy Beyonce feat. TS Madison (2022) [25]

Books

  • A Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen (2015), self-published by CreateSpace[8]

Podcast

  • Outlaws with TS Madison (2025) (through IHeartRadio’s Outspoken Podcast Network)[26]

Awards

In 2019, Madison was named to Out's list of 100 influential LGBTQ people.[27] In 2022, Madison and Dominique Morgan were chosen as the Grand Marshals of the NYC Pride Parade.[28]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2012 Urban X Awards TS Performer of the Year Herself Won
2016 Transgender Erotica Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Honored [29][30]
2022 WOWIE Awards America's Next Top Meme Award (Best Viral Moment) "Porto Rikun" Won [31]
Trans Film Mentorship at the Toronto Film Festival Trans Barrier Breaker Award Herself Honored [32]
2023 Queerty Awards Badass Nominated [33]
2024 Shorty Awards Best Documentary LOGO Legend: TS Madison Won [34]
Webby Awards Video, Variety & Reality Bring Back My Girls with TS Madison Honored [35]
2025 Atlanta Black Pride Humanitarian Award Herself Honored [36]
2026 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Podcast Outlaws with TS Madison Nominated [37]
Queerty Awards Podcast Nominated
Badass Herself Nominated

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Martine (February 23, 2022). "Ts Madison is Basking in the Glow of Her Purpose". W. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Jossell, Shar (February 26, 2021). "TS Madison Is About to Make Reality Show History". Them. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Nolfi, Joey (December 19, 2022). "Ts Madison joins RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 as rotating judge". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Nichols, James Michael (March 13, 2016). "Trans Viral Star Ts Madison Opens Up About Fame, Visibility And More". HuffPost. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Masters, Jeffrey (October 19, 2021). "The Future Belongs to Ts Madison". The Advocate. ISSN 0001-8996. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Fajana, Adekunle (July 21, 2022). "American actress, TS Madison, comes out as transgender". Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "The New Supreme Has Risen Courtesy Of Pink Money Records American Commission" (PDF) (Press release). Los Angeles: American Commission. October 28, 2014. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "TS Madison on her brand new memoir" (video). MSNBC. June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "Drop (feat. Ts Madison & Ellis Miah)" (audio). March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Spotify.
  10. ^ "DICK THIS BIG (feat. TS Madison)" (audio). June 8, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Spotify.
  11. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 23, 2021). "Billy Eichner Sets Historic LGBTQ Cast (With a Twist) for Universal's 'Bros' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Rogers, Matt (April 18, 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Deadliest Snatch". Vulture. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  13. ^ Street, Mikelle (August 29, 2022). "TS Madison Talks Being Sampled On 'Renaissance:' 'You Never Know How Things Line Up'". Essence. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Levanier, Johnny (June 23, 2024). "Ts Madison is one step closer to EGOT status after this news". INTO. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  15. ^ Louis, Fredlyn Pierre (April 5, 2025). "Reality star Ts Madison opens re-entry home for formerly incarcerated Black trans women". NBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  16. ^ Nichols, James (August 6, 2014). "TS Madison Becomes The Star Of 'Wait A Minute' Web Series". HuffPost. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  17. ^ Asea, Adam (December 24, 2014). "Ts Madison in Wait A Minute – Holiday Special". The Wow Report. World Of Wonder Productions. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  18. ^ "Fish Tank Season 1 | Prime Video". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  19. ^ Cordero, Rosy (June 2, 2022). "AllBlk Greenlights Drama Series 'Hush' Starring Joyful Drake, Caryn Ward Ross, Erica Mena, More". Deadline. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "T.S Madison". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Kacala, Alexander (September 30, 2022). "TS Madison of 'Bros' on going from Vine star to movie star: 'I am where I belong'". TODAY. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  22. ^ "Everything we know about RuPaul's Butch Queen so far". Gay Times. Coast Digital. February 27, 2016. ISSN 0950-6101. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020.
  23. ^ "Next Caller (feat. Ts. Madison) [Explicit]". Amazon. October 13, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  24. ^ "Rigel Gemini Gets Steamy with Atlanta Queens in 'Coffee In My Cup'". Subvrt. February 11, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  25. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_(song)
  26. ^ Franklin, McKinley (May 6, 2025). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Judge Ts Madison Announces 'Outlaws' Podcast With Tina Knowles, Chappell Roan as First Guests (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  27. ^ "Here are your Out100 Entertainers of the Year Awards". Out. November 21, 2019. ISSN 1062-7928. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  28. ^ Mention, Bry'onna (May 17, 2022). "TS Madison And Dominique Morgan Announced As Grand Marshals For 2022 NYC Pride Parade". Essence. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  29. ^ Street, Sharan (March 7, 2016). "TEA Show Celebrates 2016 Winners Plus Grooby's First 20 Years". AVN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  30. ^ Pardon, Rhett (March 7, 2016). "Updated: Winners Are Announced for 2016 Transgender Erotica Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  31. ^ "Here Are World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards Winners". World of Wonder. May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  32. ^ "Ts Madison receives the Barrier Breaker Award at TIFF - Trans Film Mentorship - Xtra Magazine". March 31, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  33. ^ "Queerties 2023". Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  34. ^ "Sbortys 2024 Best Documentary". Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  35. ^ "Webbys Search - TS Madison". Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  36. ^ "TS Madison to be Honored with the Humanitarian Award during Atlanta Black Pride Weekend 2025". August 25, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  37. ^ Erik Pedersen (January 7, 2026). "GLAAD Media Awards: 'Heated Rivalry', 'Stranger Things' & 'Christy' Among 2026 Nominees". Retrieved January 7, 2026.

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