Addressing the Lies & Backlash (w/ Ginger Minj)

Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer

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4.8 • 15.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Drag queen icon Ginger Minj (Drag Race All Stars winner S10) joins Nicole to discuss the backlash she’s faced since winning the crown and addresses the "lying" accusations swirling around her - and why she’s done ignoring the drama. She opens up about losing 200 lbs this year, dealing with fans who still have nasty things to say about her body, and shares what it was like getting diagnosed with autism during her psychological review for All Stars.

Plus, the wild details about her love life. Ginger talks about escaping a toxic 11-year relationship and finding happiness in a polyamorous throuple. She breaks down what it’s like living in a "Full House" situation with her husband, her boyfriend, her mom, her sister, and her nephew.

Check out Ginger's upcoming movie, Stop! That! Train! releasing later this year.

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0:00.0	Want to watch this episode? Catch the full video on YouTube. Just hit the link in the episode
0:04.4	description.
0:07.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:10.7	I know that I deserved it. I know that I deserved it. I was there. But once they realized
0:17.9	their negativity about me winning wasn't affecting me.
0:21.0	Then it turned into, well, Bob the Drag Queen went on her podcast and said that you lied about this.
0:28.3	I'm like, that's news to me because I'm pulling up my messages with Bob right here.
0:33.3	Like, none of this shit is on here.
0:35.3	And then, oh, well, this girl said that she said, the ginger lied about this thing.
0:38.6	And I'm like, okay, so this is all like, overwhelming, but in like a really funny way because you're like, girl, what the hell is even going on it? Just let me enjoy it. Just let the winner enjoy it. But I wasn't even like, like putting stock into it. It was making me laugh because I was like, oh my God, like everybody's talking about me. You're like, bullshit that I'm not even a part of is so funny. And then all the Miss Mojo videos were suddenly like, even if the video wasn't about me, I was the screen grab. So I was like, okay, well, at least I'm popular. At least they're talking about me. At least, what is it?
1:11.5	There's no bad press.
1:12.7	There's only press.
1:14.6	It's a white bee press.
1:16.6	Why won't you date me?
1:18.6	Why won't you date me?
1:20.4	Why won't you date me?
1:22.4	Please tell me why.
1:25.7	Why?
1:26.6	Why? Tell me why.
1:36.8	Ooh baby, welcome to another episode of Why Won't You Date Me a podcast where me, Nicole Beyer was trying to figure out why I was so single, even though you could come on a key chain
1:41.9	and call it a Laboooooooo.
1:43.6	My guest today is a drag superstar and winner of Rupal's Drag Race All-Stars Season 10.
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