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.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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I plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
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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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If I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy.
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I listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
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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’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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I always tell my mom that if she would have just bought me a Barbie when I was little, I would have gone into real estate.
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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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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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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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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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For years, ‘Drag Race’ was gay people’s best kept secret. When I started doing drag, people didn’t know anything about it. Look at it now: it’s like it’s gone from black and white to IMAX.
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Trixie Mattel is a product of bad things that happened to me, and it’s how I deal with things. It’s wonderful.
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