Minx

A longtime fixture of Detroit’s club scene, DJ Minx is often referred to as the First Lady of Wax. Her mix sets, as well as her productions, range from deep and minimal to boisterous and funky, and she’s earned respect throughout the techno and house scenes. Jennifer Damaris was born in Detroit in 1967. Minx formed Women on Wax, a collective of female DJs and producers from the Detroit area, in late 1996, and she launched the label Women on Wax Recordings in 2001. 

More than two decades after she began her career in the club scene, DJ Minx finally started receiving recognition as a dance music legend during the 2010s. In 2015, Mixmag named her as one of the 20 women who shaped the history of dance music, and Time Out New York included her in a list of the Top 10 house DJs of all time in 2016. She was awarded the Spirit of Detroit award by the city council in 2018, along with Stacey Hotwaxx Hale, Underground Resistance’s Bridgette Banks, and other women who played a major role in Detroit’s dance scene. 

Minx came out as a lesbian in 2021, during Pride Month. Soon after, her image was featured in a mural on the side of Detroit’s Ruth Ellis Center dedicated to the city’s queer community; Minx continues playing at clubs and festivals around the world.