In a controversial essay for Newsweek, critic Ramin Setoodeh wrote that Groff, who is openly gay, was unconvincing as the straight Jesse ("he seems more like your average theatre queen; a better romantic match for Kurt than Rachel").
I en kontroversiel essay for Newsweek , skrev kritikeren Ramin Setoodeh at Groff, der er åbent homoseksuel, ikke var overbevisende som den heatroeseksuelle Jesse ("han virker mere som dit gennemsnitlige teater dronning, en bedre romantisk match for Kurt end Rachel").