If you’ve seen Jordan Peele’s summer hit Nope, chances are much of the film’s memorably horrifying imagery has stayed with you. And you’re not alone: not only did the film inspire some of Halloween’s most show-stopping lewks, the mise-en-scene of Nope has become instantly iconic.

And while the film feels tinged with queerness, there’s one character who stands out in viewer’s minds as a certified queer icon.

That’s right: the people have spoken, and Jean Jacket is gay now.

Queer folks have a long history of reclaiming the “monster” in horror films. But there’s a special edge to seeing a monster who’s so wonderfully flamboyant in the third-act reveal.

She came, she served c*nt, and she died.

It’s no wonder that we’re claiming Miss Jean Jacket as our own.

What’s there to forgive? She rules.

Being a queer icon means that you can serve AND slay. Our good bitch Jean Jacket did both:

It’s no surprise that artists and creatives are already putting new spins on this iconic horror villain.

People are even reading the rainbow string of flags she swallows as a coming out gesture:

HERE FOR IT

She’s one of the girls

You can’t change our minds.

And don’t even get us STARTED on Gordy.

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