I don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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Bad things can happen to you, but it doesn’t mean you have to have regrets. It’s all about what you do with it.
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I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
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I 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.
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I never check my bank account. I know that sounds crazy. But I don’t know how much is in there. I never know how much is in there. I have an idea – I have a bottom line – but I never look because I always make believe there’s never anything in there.
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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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Drag Race’ is sort of like trying to lift weights – like, 50 pounds when you should’ve been lifting 20.
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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 plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
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One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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Katya and I, as a yin and a yang, we pretty much represent the entire, full gambit of talent, you know? Together, there’s not really much we can’t do.
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I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
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I love that drag is a way for people to vacation in the gay nightlife, but… it’s quite a different experience to perform for a gay audience than a straight audience.
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Something that I love about drag is that it’s a celebration of feminity.
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Drag will always find a way to be weird.
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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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