I was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever.
TRIXIE MATTELI remember being obsessed with Christina Aguilera’s ‘Stripped.’ That was her peak, and she is such an amazing singer. Plus, I was a little gay boy, and the music video for ‘Beautiful’ existed, so obviously I was affected.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
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Most drag queens, they put on music like it’s a costume. It’s not in their bones. It’s not in their background.
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Mental health and sobriety is not a straight line, and ‘Drag Race’ is a family, and we support our family members through anything.
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I didn’t start drag because I thought it would be a ticket to anything. I did it for my own narcissistic fulfillment. When I started selling records, going on tour, doing TV. I never expected any of it.
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I love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.
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I don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
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I’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
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I live in reality, and I know at any moment I could stop getting the phone calls and nobody wants to hear me sing or tell jokes anymore.
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People are slowly realizing that they’re looking at drag all the time. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’ ‘Real Housewives.’ Peewee Herman. Don’t let calling it drag make you uncomfortable.
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As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
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I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
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Whatever is underneath all the drag, it actually doesn’t really matter. It kind of just matters, are you a great entertainer? And are you nice to work with? Are you good at your job?
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Something ‘Drag Race’ is really good at is portraying us as artists but also human beings. And normal human beings don’t know everything. They don’t have all the answers.
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I’m very proud of my career. A lot of people get their career from the judges of ‘Drag Race’ saying they’re great. I had to go and build that reputation from the ground up.
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Something that I love about drag is that it’s a celebration of feminity.
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