Before Lil Nas X rode "Old Town Road" to the top of the charts, he ran a Nicki Minaj fan page.

Nas X initially downplayed his Barbz past because he wasn't ready to come out as gay and he thought that people would assume he liked men if they knew he was a Nicki superfan.

it don’t but people will assume if you had an entire fan page dedicated to nicki u are gay. and the rap/music industry ain’t exactly built or accepting of gay men yet.

— nope (@LilNasX) June 17, 2020

"It don’t but people will assume if you had an entire fan page dedicated to nicki u are gay. and the rap/music industry ain’t exactly built or accepting of gay men yet," LNS typed in response to a Twitter follower who said loving Nicki for his music doesn't make a man gay.

Now that Nas X has come out, he can cop to his Nicki stanning.

Nicki admitted that it hurt her feelings when LNS denied his Barbz-dom.

It was a bit of a sting when you denied being a barb, but I understand. 🎀 Congratulations on building up your confidence to speak your truth. @LilNasX

— Mrs. Petty (@NICKIMINAJ) June 17, 2020

"It was a bit of a sting when you denied being a barb, but I understand. 🎀 Congratulations on building up your confidence to speak your truth," she typed in response to his Tweet.

LNS said he was sorry for running from Nicki during her time of need.

the generous queen, i love u. and i’m sorry i did that in a time where u were already getting so much bandwagon hate. i felt so bad, hoping u wouldn’t see my denial. i was just so afraid of people finding out about me and losing everything before i even got a chance. pic.twitter.com/3kgJctDJt1

— nope (@LilNasX) June 17, 2020