All Stars 10 queen Ginger Minj shared this week that she has been diagnosed with autism. She told the press that a psychological evaluation for casting in the current season of All Stars led to the medical revelation and how she views it as a “superpower.”
"The way I communicated, the therapist said, 'Are you autistic? Are you on the spectrum?"
She continued: "I had my suspicions, but I said I'd never been tested. He said he'd like me to be tested. So, I did. I got tested, and I am. It put 40 years of my existence into perspective so quickly for me.
"I've learned so many different tools to be like, this isn't something that should hold me back. It should be more of a superpower, a strength of mine. I leaned into it."
Ginger explained she was masking without even knowing it. Ginger feels this is what was holding her back from her time on season 7, All Stars 2, and All Stars 6.
"I'd heard the term masking for so long, but didn’t realise that's what I did daily. Now, I understand myself so much better.
"That's what held me back on my other seasons of Drag Race. Coming across insincere, because I was so concerned about how other people would perceive me or misunderstand the words I said, particularly the fan response to season 7.
"Now, understanding more of who I am, I felt this burden lifted off my shoulders. No matter what happens, it's so celebratory for me, because it's the first time I've truly competed as myself."
The drag powerhouse was introduced to the Drag Race fandom during season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. She then returned for stints on the iconic All Stars 2 and again on All Stars 6.
Ginger is the first queen ever to appear on four different American seasons of Drag Race. She joins Jujubee, Eureka!, and Alexis Mateo as the fourth queen to appear on four different seasons across the Drag Race universe.
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