# Ginger Minj
**Ginger Minj** is the drag persona of Joshua Allen Eads (born 1984), an American drag performer, singer, and actor from Leesburg, Florida, best known as the runner-up of *RuPaul's Drag Race* Season 7 and the winner of *RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars* Season 10.[1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj) • [2](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/stop-that-train-interview-movie-ru-paul/107022902) Based in Orlando, she built a career as a comedian, vocalist, and musical-theater performer before and after four competitive runs on the franchise, and she has worked in film, voice acting, recording, and writing.[3](https://www.cleartalentgroup.com/client/ginger-minj)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984, Leesburg, Florida; based in Orlando[1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj) |
| Drag Race record | Season 7 runner-up; All Stars 2 (8th), All Stars 6 (runner-up), All Stars 10 (winner)[1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj) |
| All Stars 10 | First winner under the bracket format; first queen to win Snatch Game three times; inducted into the Drag Race Hall of Fame[4](https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/ginger-minj-winner-interview) • [1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj) |
| Screen roles | Dumplin' (Netflix), Hocus Pocus 2 as Drag Winnifred (Disney+), lead voice in Super Drags (Netflix), Stop! That! Train! (2026)[3](https://www.cleartalentgroup.com/client/ginger-minj) • [5](https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/06/10/jujubee-boston-drag-stop-that-train-licked-cape) |
| Music and writing | Four studio albums; 2023 memoir-part-cookbook Southern Fried Sass[6](https://gingerminj.com/) |
| Winnings | $291,000 across her Drag Race appearances, the second largest single-contestant total after Jinkx Monsoon[1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj) |
| Persona | Self-described "Glamour Toad" and "Comedy Queen of The South"; she/her pronouns[3](https://www.cleartalentgroup.com/client/ginger-minj) • [1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj) |
## Drag Race career
Minj competed on four seasons of the franchise. On Season 7 (2015) she finished as runner-up, eliminated in episode 14 by [Violet Chachki](https://www.edgepedia.org/violet-chachki), with three challenge wins; her Adele Snatch Game impression from that season is frequently cited among the show's best.[1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj) • [7](https://www.greatpopculturedebate.com/all-episodes/best-drag-race-snatch-game-performance) She returned for All Stars Season 2, placing 8th after elimination by [Alyssa Edwards](https://www.edgepedia.org/alyssa-edwards) in episode 3, and for All Stars Season 6, finishing as runner-up to Kylie Sonique Love.[1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj)
**All Stars 10.** In 2025 Minj won All Stars Season 10, the first victory under a format that split the returning queens into three groups of six called "brackets," with the top three from each group merging for a finale that featured eight queens in a lip sync battle royal, the largest finale field in the show's history.[4](https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/ginger-minj-winner-interview) In bracket three she placed in the top two for all three of her group's episodes and again after the merge, and she became the first queen to win [Snatch Game](https://www.edgepedia.org/snatch-game) three times.[4](https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/ginger-minj-winner-interview) The win brought induction into the Drag Race Hall of Fame.[1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj) Across her four seasons she accumulated $291,000 in prize money, the second largest total for a single contestant after [Jinkx Monsoon](https://www.edgepedia.org/jinkx-monsoon).[1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj)
Her victory drew a wave of online backlash from viewers who argued she had been favored by producers or should not have competed a fourth time; Minj said she responded by not engaging with the criticism.[4](https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/ginger-minj-winner-interview)
## Screen and music work
Minj appeared opposite [Jennifer Aniston](https://www.edgepedia.org/jennifer-aniston) and [Dove Cameron](https://www.edgepedia.org/dove-cameron) in the Netflix film *Dumplin'*, played Drag Winnifred in the Emmy-nominated Disney+ film *Hocus Pocus 2*, and was a lead voice actor in Netflix's animated drag superhero series *Super Drags*.[3](https://www.cleartalentgroup.com/client/ginger-minj) • [8](https://www.virginvoyages.com/ahoy/stories/talking-ship-Ginger-Minj) She hosted the 2022 Hulu Halloween special *Huluween Dragstravaganza* with [Monét X Change](https://www.edgepedia.org/monet-x-change), and starred in her own TV comedy special, *Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart* (2023).[9](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/rupauls-drag-race-icon-ginger-minj-compares-filming-huluween-dragstravaganza-to-the-bitch-who-stole-christmas) • [10](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621214645) In 2026 she played Tess, a train stewardess and best friend to Jujubee's DeeDee, in the theatrical comedy *Stop! That! Train!*, which also stars RuPaul.[5](https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/06/10/jujubee-boston-drag-stop-that-train-licked-cape)
Her recordings include the albums *Gummy Bear* and *Double Wide Diva* (both 2021) and the singles "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" featuring Jujubee (2026) and "Ladies Who Lunch" (2026).[10](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621214645) In 2025 she released a rendition of "Defying Gravity" from the film *Wicked*.[6](https://gingerminj.com/)
## Stage career and writing
**Provincetown and musical theater.** Minj has run a long-running Provincetown residency, including *The Broads' Way* with Gidget Galore at The Art House, a show of reimagined Broadway songs that has played to sold-out houses for multiple summers.[6](https://gingerminj.com/) • [11](https://www.out.com/drag/ginger-minj) She has described the persona as rooted in musical theater, and her stated dream role is a Broadway revival of [Harvey Fierstein](https://www.edgepedia.org/harvey-fierstein)'s *[La Cage aux Folles](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-cage-aux-folles-musical)*.[12](https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Interview-RUPAUL-Star-Ginger-Minj-Talks-THE-BROADS-WAY-at-54-Below-20261018) • [4](https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/ginger-minj-winner-interview)
In 2023 she published *Southern Fried Sass*, a debut book combining Southern-inspired recipes with personal memoir.[6](https://gingerminj.com/)
## Persona and advocacy
Minj coined the term "Glamour Toad" for her style, which pairs humor with glamour, and cites [Carol Burnett](https://www.edgepedia.org/carol-burnett) and [Lucille Ball](https://www.edgepedia.org/lucille-ball) as influences; before Drag Race she spent roughly 15 years performing drag seven days a week, first in Leesburg and then Orlando, where she was billed as the "Comedy Queen of The South."[3](https://www.cleartalentgroup.com/client/ginger-minj) • [8](https://www.virginvoyages.com/ahoy/stories/talking-ship-Ginger-Minj) She has described herself as gender fluid, saying she has never seen herself fully as a man or a woman, and identifies as non-binary with she/her pronouns.[8](https://www.virginvoyages.com/ahoy/stories/talking-ship-Ginger-Minj) • [1](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj)
**Activism.** In 2023, as anti-drag legislation spread through statehouses, she launched an "I Am What I Am" campaign built around a cover of the song from *La Cage aux Folles*, directing all proceeds to the Drag Defense Fund and the ACLU.[11](https://www.out.com/drag/ginger-minj) She also participated in the *Drag Isn't Dangerous* telethon effort organized with Producer Entertainment Group.[3](https://www.cleartalentgroup.com/client/ginger-minj)
## References
1. [Ginger Minj, RuPaul's Drag Race Wiki](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Minj)
2. [Stop! That! Train! interview, ABC News (2026)](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/stop-that-train-interview-movie-ru-paul/107022902)
3. [Ginger Minj, Clear Talent Group](https://www.cleartalentgroup.com/client/ginger-minj)
4. [Ginger Minj on fan backlash and what comes next, Out.com (2025)](https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/ginger-minj-winner-interview)
5. [Jujubee makes big-screen debut in Stop! That! Train!, Axios Boston (2026)](https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/06/10/jujubee-boston-drag-stop-that-train-licked-cape)
6. [Ginger Minj official site](https://gingerminj.com/)
7. [Best Drag Race Snatch Game Performance, Great Pop Culture Debate](https://www.greatpopculturedebate.com/all-episodes/best-drag-race-snatch-game-performance)
8. [Talking ship with Ginger Minj, Virgin Voyages (2019)](https://www.virginvoyages.com/ahoy/stories/talking-ship-Ginger-Minj)
9. [Ginger Minj compares Huluween Dragstravaganza to The Bitch Who Stole Christmas, CinemaBlend (2022)](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/rupauls-drag-race-icon-ginger-minj-compares-filming-huluween-dragstravaganza-to-the-bitch-who-stole-christmas)
10. [Ginger Minj, Apple Snapshot](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621214645)
11. [Ginger Minj Protests Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills With New Music & P-Town Show, Out.com (2023)](https://www.out.com/drag/ginger-minj)
12. [Ginger Minj Talks The Broads' Way at 54 Below, BroadwayWorld (2026)](https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Interview-RUPAUL-Star-Ginger-Minj-Talks-THE-BROADS-WAY-at-54-Below-20261018)
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