It’s been a busy year for drag star Ginger Minj: Taking a runner-up spot on the sixth season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars; releasing the country album Double Wide Diva; landing a book deal for a part-cookbook, part-memoir; and now, embarking on a tour of her holiday show, Ginger Minj’s Winter Wonderland, with best friend and fellow drag queen Gidget Galore.
In a recent interview with the Mercury, Minj says touring has been a welcome change from the confines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“People like me, we need that love and interaction with the audience,” she says. “To be back out among people who need it so much—need it just as much as you do—I feel like that relationship between me and the audience is just stronger than it’s ever been.”
Minj brings her holiday show to Portland’s Aladdin Theater on December 9. Here’s more from our conversation about her queer love for the holidays, finding her way into country music, and what fans can expect from the show.
MERCURY: You’ve been doing some form of a holiday drag show for years now. What makes you want to keep doing it year after year?
