In an article published to coincide with the release of Faux Queen, arts writer Tony Bravo of the San Francisco Chronicle referred to Jenkinson as a "drag anthropologist.
Jenkinson was born in Dallas, Texas, but moved to Los Angeles, California, just weeks later, and grew up in San Pedro.
Winning the Miss Trannyshack Pageant as Fauxnique generated controversy because it was the first time a cisgender woman had been crowned as a major pageant-winning drag queen.
Versions of the show ran until 2018 and were performed in Berlin, Cambridge, Williamstown, Provincetown, New Orleans, Seattle, San Francisco, and at Joe's Pub in New York City.
Author Michelle Tea described Faux Queen as "a playful, engaging, critically serious, counter-culturally crucial memoir that is full of joy—the primal joys of art-making, fandom, connecting with like-minded weirdos, finding your place in the world, and allowing your art and obsessions to lead you to it."
This sentiment is echoed in the foreword by author and essayist Evan James, who notes: "In those years in San Francisco, drag appeared to be enjoying a special moment, part of a long and continuing process of mutation.
Chapter headings such as What's in My Purse, English Boys in Eyeliner, Art Damaged, That's Problematic, Real Ladies, and Genderful reflect the broad cultural discourse and points of view explored throughout its 291 pages.
On April 27, 2022, Jenkinson appeared on episode #33 of The Midnight Mass Podcast, hosted by Peaches Christ and Michael Varrati, where she discussed her lifelong love for the film Cabaret and its influence on her work.