Ginger Minj
Biography
Ginger Minj is an American drag queen, actor, singer and reality television personality who came to attention as a runner-up on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Minj went on to compete three more times in the All Stars version of the show and won its tenth season in July 2025. On television, Minj voiced Lemon Chiffon in the Netflix animated series Super Drags and played Tommy and the drag queen Fanny Pak in AJ and the Queen. Her film credits include the Netflix musical comedy Dumplin' (2018) and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022). Minj has acted in numerous theatrical productions, among them Sweeney Todd and La Cage Aux Folles, and has released three studio albums, Sweet T, Gummy Bear and Double Wide Diva. In pageants she has held titles including Miss Gay United States 2013.
42years old
Turns 43 on September 11in 305 days
- Born Lake County
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Joshua Allen Eads (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 8 years2018 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026Stop! That! Train!IMDb rating 5.8
- 2018Dumplin'IMDb rating 6.5
- 2018Miss ArizonaIMDb rating 5.6
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Getting ready for a role
Minj was cast as Mrs. Lovett in a 2014 Orlando production of Sweeney Todd, which drew a cease-and-desist order until a video of her performance was sent to Stephen Sondheim, who personally approved her casting.
First role
Minj's first time in drag came in 2005, when she took part in "BOYS BOYS BOYS" at the Orlando Fringe Festival.
Behind the camera
Minj co-wrote each original song on her country album Double Wide Diva, six of them with Brandon Stansell and Jeffrey James and producer Aaron Aiken.
Ginger Minj movies on Netflix
Stop! That! Train!as Tess
Dumplin'as Candee Disch
Miss Arizonaas Ginger
Worked with
Ginger Minj made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Missi Pyle1 film together, 2018
Missi Pyle's page Miss Arizona2018IMDb rating 5.6Minj as GingerPyle as Bev
Steve Guttenberg1 film together, 2018
Steve Guttenberg's page Miss Arizona2018IMDb rating 5.6Minj as GingerGuttenberg as Gary
Jennifer Aniston1 film together, 2018
Jennifer Aniston's page Dumplin'2018IMDb rating 6.5Minj as Candee DischAniston as Rosie Dickson
Kathy Najimy1 film together, 2018
Kathy Najimy's page Dumplin'2018IMDb rating 6.5Minj as Candee DischNajimy as Mrs. Michalchuk
Chris Parnell1 film together, 2026
Chris Parnell's page Stop! That! Train!2026IMDb rating 5.8Minj as TessParnell as Conductor Davenport
Harold Perrineau1 film together, 2018
Harold Perrineau's page Dumplin'2018IMDb rating 6.5Minj as Candee DischPerrineau as Lee Wayne / Rhea Ranged
Anne FletcherDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Anne Fletcher Dumplin'2018IMDb rating 6.5Minj as Candee Disch
Adam ShankmanDirector, 1 film, 2026
All films by Adam Shankman Stop! That! Train!2026IMDb rating 5.8Minj as Tess
Autumn McAlpinDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Autumn McAlpin Miss Arizona2018IMDb rating 5.6Minj as Ginger
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
