Alexandre Aussant, known by the stage name Mona de Grenoble, is a Canadian drag queen from Montreal, Quebec.Bruno Lapointe, "Drag-queens du Québec: «J’ai toujours fait ce que j’avais envie de faire», dit Mona de Grenoble". Le Journal de Montréal, August 4, 2023. She was the winner of the third season of Big Brother Célébrités.Léa Harvey, "Mona de Grenoble couronnée à Big Brother Célébrités". Le Soleil, April 2, 2023.
Originally from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Aussant performs in a camp drag style, with her performances based on stand-up comedy rather than dancing or lip-syncing.Samuel Daigle-Garneau, "Le « rêve de ti-cul » de Mona de Grenoble". La Presse, December 9, 2021.
In 2019, she launched Provocante, a bi-weekly stand-up comedy night, at Cabaret Mado.Virginie Chauvette, "Provocante! : une nouvelle soirée d'humour débarque au Cabaret Mado". Nightlife, June 5, 2019. In 2022, she premiered Mes Premières Chaleurs, her first full-length solo comedy show, at Montreal's Zoofest for emerging comedians.Frédérique De Simone, "Dompter ses «premières chaleurs» avec Mona". Le Journal de Montréal, July 14, 2022.
On September 18, 2022, Mona de Grenoble, Barbada de Barbades and Rita Baga presented an award at the Prix Gémeaux ceremony, and introduced Gisèle Lullaby, the third season winner of Canada's Drag Race, to announce the winner.Caroline Bertrand, "Les drags brillent sur la scène des Gémeaux". Métro, September 18, 2022. Mona was also a contributor to Marie-Lyne Joncas's Noovo talk show Le Fabuleux Printemps de Marie-Lyne.Marie-Josée R. Roy, "«Le fabuleux printemps de Marie-Lyne»: un cocktail juste assez sucré". Métro, April 13, 2022.
In 2023, Mona appeared as a contestant in season 2 of Le maître du jeu, the Quebec adaptation of UK panel show Taskmaster and won the season.
In March 2024, Mona won the Discovery of the Year Award at the .
In November 2024, Mona launched a solo comedy tour titled De la poudre aux yeux in the province of Quebec, which is scheduled to run for two years. As of November 22, the show had sold over 25,000 tickets. Canadian Newspaper, La Presse, reviewed the show and described the ending of the show as "one of the best five minutes of comedy in 2024."
Mona also hosted the pre-broadcast artisans gala for the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in December of 2024."Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2024". CTVM, October 8, 2024.
In 2025 she was announced as having a supporting role in the television series adaptation of Bon Cop, Bad Cop.Marc-André Beaulieu, "«Bon Cop, Bad Cop»: Colm Feore se désiste, découvrez l'acteur qui le remplacera". 7 Jours, July 2, 2025.
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