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.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
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.
TRIXIE MATTELBad things can happen to you, but it doesn’t mean you have to have regrets. It’s all about what you do with it.
TRIXIE MATTELI want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
TRIXIE MATTELOne of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
TRIXIE MATTELPeople on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
TRIXIE MATTELI don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
TRIXIE MATTELDrag will always find a way to be weird.
TRIXIE MATTELI listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
TRIXIE MATTELI love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
TRIXIE MATTELAny time there is an economic downturn or political strife, lipstick sales skyrocket. If you have a hard day, it’s this $14 thing that lifts your day. I think drag has that same lipstick effect.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
TRIXIE MATTELWhen I’m in drag, I don’t always want to be spoken to, but I love being looked at. Nobody puts that much work into how they look to be ignored.
TRIXIE MATTELIn the real world, people go against my beliefs all the time, and I don’t make it my place to – like, I’m not super confrontational.
TRIXIE MATTELI don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
TRIXIE MATTELSome people say that ‘Drag Race’ is about glory and immortalizing yourself in the Hall of Fame. For me, it’s about shaking RuPaul down for her money.
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