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Ginger Johnson

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Ginger Johnson is a British drag performer and one of the contestants on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Ginger would later be crowned The UK's Next Drag Superstar at the finale.

Drag Name Origin[]

Ginger's drag name may be a pun on the phrase "ginger johnson", with "johnson" being a slang term for penis.

Track Records[]

Seasons Competed: UK Season 5
Ranking: 1st Place
(Winner)
Maxi Challenges Won: 3 (Eps. 4, 5, 6)
Mini Challenges Won: 1 (Ep. 7)
Times as Team Captain: 0
Times in Bottom Two: 0
Episode Eliminated: N/A

Memorable Quotes[]

RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 5[]

  • "That toilet's blocked." (entrance quote)
  • "I am a helium balloon in a shape of a woman."
  • "Its you bitch" (After voting DeDeLicious drag the most imperfect out of the group)
  • "Is that a little chef or just a really small cook!" (while doing the adlib for Don't Ick My Yum)
  • "♪ Terfs and Tories make me spew, there's no hate on my menu. Tolerance and self-respect, loosen up my gag reflex. Five, six, seven, shablam! I already ate, and I had ham. I want meat but I want it tender. Stew me slowly, I'll surrender. ♪" (Verse in Don't Ick My Yum)
  • "Is this how it works? You're a massive bitch and then you get a badge."
  • "If you've never unblocked a toilet in a six inch sling back, you've never lived!" (during masterclass in party)
  • "'Cause you absolutely bombed the challenge, I think." (In response to Cara Melle)
  • "DeDeLicious started drag on the day she got GSCE results, D-D." (during the reading challenge)
  • "Banksie with an I E not a Y which leaves me with a few questions I E why are you still here" (during the reading challenge)
  • "Jackie Collins is not my favorite person Ru, she is in fact the downfall of society and I shall hear no more words about her." (as Dame Barbara Cartland for The Snatch Game)
  • "She was caught screwing the mannequin." (as Dame Barbara Cartland for The Snatch Game)
  • "How dare you? Jackie and I aren't even on the same planet, Ru. (as Dame Barbara Cartland for The Snatch Game)
  • "I'm actually writing my newest novel right now. Well It's all about how a chaste young woman falls in love with the bell ringer of the local church. It's called "Love Under the Parson’s Dong."" (as Dame Barbara Cartland for The Snatch Game)
  • "Well, Dora is of course married, and will do anything to please her husband. So when her head hurts she takes out her dentures and heads back down for another go." (as Dame Barbara Cartland for The Snatch Game)
  • "Ive also written a joke book. You should read it." (To Cara Melle)
  • "It's really interesting to see what that face actually looks like"
  • "I'm not discounting everybody else. Michael is really funny, Tomara is really funny, the other two are here as well."

Trivia[]

  • She started her career after she wrote a radio play in university based around an older woman from Northeast, after not being able to find anyone to play the role, she played it herself.
  • Her favourite Drag Race contestant is Tammie Brown.[2]
  • Her favourite Drag Race lip-sync is "You Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman)" from Season 4, between Latrice Royale and Kenya Michaels.[2]
  • She is the third queen in the UK franchise to win 3 challenges in a row, after Lawrence Chaney and Cheddar Gorgeous.

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RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 5[]

RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 5 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 6[]

RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 6 Looks[]

Filmography[]

TV[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Season 5) Self Contestant (Winner) [1]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 Queens | BBC — September 11, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 UK5 Gay Times Interview | Gay Times — September 15, 2023

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