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.
TRIXIE MATTELI think being young and, like, 14, 15, you feel like a weirdo, and playing guitar with my grandpa in my grandma’s kitchen is probably my fondest memories I’ll ever have.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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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 don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
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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 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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One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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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 don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
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I want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
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I’ve always said drag queens are like Swiss Army knives. Most come from having to take $50-a-show pay and doing their own costume, wig, music and jokes.
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I’m always myself. Always. The only difference is that I come off as mean out of drag.
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I love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.
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I think people are slowly realizing that don’t have to be looking in a mirror to enjoy something. And they’re realizing that watching a show with drag queens in it doesn’t make you gay any more then listening to rap makes you black.
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That’s something I like about drag – I get to do everything. Collaborative arts are hard for me because I don’t really like to relinquish control.
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