Ginger Johnson (drag queen)
Ginger Johnson, is the stage name of Donald Marshall,[2] an English drag queen and a contestant on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
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Born | Donald Marshall 1988 or 1989 (age 34–35)[1] Lanchester, County Durham, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Drag queen |
Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5) |
Biography
Ginger Johnson was born in Lanchester, County Durham, in the late 1980s.[1] She began doing drag in the late 2000s and in 2014 she joined Sink the Pink and wrote, directed and co-produced several of their theatre productions "Down the Rabbit Hole" and "The Queen's Head" for Selfridges as well as How to Catch a Krampus and Escape from Planet Trash.[3][4][5] [6] Ginger Johnson also performs and hosts various club events.[7][8][9] In 2020, she co-presented the online breakfast show Wakey! alongside Love Island contestant Chris Taylor.[10][11]
In 2023, Ginger Johnson began competing as a contestant on the fifth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She has described herself as "a helium balloon in the shape of a woman" and her drag as "silly" and "camp".[12][13]
Filmography
Television
References
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