We were first introduced to Porsha Williams as the demure wife of former NFL player Kordell Stewart on the fifth season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, but since then, the reality star has undergone a huge transformation. She may have started out on the franchise as a straight woman who thought the Underground Railroad was an actual train, but over the years, she became a fierce Black Lives Matter activist who is now dating a woman. On November 28, Williams hard launched her new girlfriend, Sway McKinney, with a series of adorable photos of the happy couple on Instagram to celebrate McKinneys birthday.Williams seems happy in her new sapphic relationship, but what do we know about Sway McKinney?Who is Sway McKinney?See on InstagramPatrice "Sway" McKinney is a master barber who started her career as a full-time barber and hair stylist back in 2012, before getting tired of being on her feet all day and becoming an entrepreneur. McKinney started her own salon suite business and opened four Encore Salon Suites locations across Atlanta, Georgia. Now, she also has a mentorship program where she helps other people open their own salon suite businesses.How did Porsha Williams announce she was dating Sway?See on InstagramOn Friday, Nov. 28, Williams posted a birthday message to McKinney on Instagram, alongside a carousel of photos of the happy couple. The Happiest Birthday @sway_thepro, she wrote. She continued: Hope this year continues to bring you everything you want and more!" And added, Cant wait to act up saturday!The Instagram post included photos of Williams standing in front of glitzy Christmas trees with McKinney standing behind her with her arms around her waist, a photo of the two women pressing their cheeks together with Williams making a kissy face, video footage of the couple dancing together, and a pic of McKinney grabbing Williams' butt while kissing her on the cheek. McKinney also shared video footage from her birthday celebration, which included shots of her dancing with Williams.Has the cast of 'RHOA' met Sway McKinney?At this year's BravoCon, Williams said that most of her fellow castmates on the Real Housewives of Atlanta have already met McKinney. Actually, it was almost the whole group at the same time, she said, per Essence. I had already gone out on a date with my female friend. It was not really a date it was just me, her, my sister hanging out. And then when the premiere came, I said, maybe I should just text her and ask her if she wants to come with me.Williams said that she introduced her new girlfriend to cast members Phaedra Parks and Angela Oakley, among others. Fans also spotted McKinney when filming of season 17 of RHOA was happening at Drew Sidoras movie premiere earlier this year.Is this the first time Porsha Williams has dated a woman?See on InstagramFollowing her divorce from her second husband, Simon Guobadia, Williams talked openly about her interest in dating women."When you go through a bad enough breakup, you're like, 'I don't like nobody,'" Porsha told People in June. "I was sitting there, I was like, 'Do I like women enough? Can I get with a woman? Who can come in and fill this void?' But I don't yet. It'll come.While Williams has never explicitly come out as bisexual or queer, she has talked openly about her same-sex sexual experiences, and in October at CultureCon 2025, Williams shared with fans that she was dating both a man and a woman."The people who Im talking to now, its just two," she said in a video shared from the event. "I narrowed it down to two, and he is nice and she is nice."Looks like the best woman won.