Matthew Harper Jones (born August 28, 1978) is an American attorney, businessman, radio host, author, and investor in Lexington, Kentucky.

He was raised by a single mother who practiced law, in nearby Pineville, Kentucky, serving as the Commonwealth's Attorney for Bell County.

In 2014, he hosted live one-on-one conversations with both then-incumbent Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell and his challenger Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.

Jones was also selected as the emcee for the annual Fancy Farm political picnic, the traditional start to Kentucky's fall campaign season, in August 2015.

[11] On August 21, 2023, Netflix announced a seven episode docuseries titled Wrestlers, based on OVW and offering a behind-the-scenes look at the world of professional wrestling.

[12] Jones' background as a lawyer, frequent discussion of politics on KSR, and high name recognition among Kentuckians led many experts to consider him a potential candidate.

In a 2018 interview for Politico Magazine, he recalled one prominent member of Congress telling the attendees that positions on issues were far less important than campaign fundraising; Jones would call this "one of the most depressing things [he'd] ever heard.

: How Mitch McConnell Sold Out Kentucky (and America, Too), which was co-written with Chris Tomlin, was published in March 2020 and debuted 11th on the New York Times Best Sellers List.

Jones' criticism of Kentucky political figures is not limited to Republicans; he has publicly labeled the state's Democratic Party as "a disaster.” At a Democratic banquet held the night before the 2016 Fancy Farm picnic, he blasted the party for abandoning working-class voters, focusing on liberal strongholds in Louisville and Lexington, and compromising on core values to appeal to conservatives.