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.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
TRIXIE MATTELOne of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
TRIXIE MATTELFor 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.
TRIXIE MATTELI’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 MATTELWhen I was on ‘Drag Race,’ it felt like a serious competition going on between drag queens and then Katya and I were also there.
TRIXIE MATTELI hate drag. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s awful. I’m in a full corset and pads and giant wigs.
TRIXIE MATTELI plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
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 MATTELI’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
TRIXIE MATTELSomething that I love about drag is that it’s a celebration of feminity.
TRIXIE MATTELKatya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
TRIXIE MATTELMy favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
TRIXIE MATTELOut of drag, I’m a white guy with a guitar, which isn’t special. There are a million white guys with guitars. But being a drag queen with a guitar is a lot more commanding.
TRIXIE MATTELI have definitely had guys walk up to me, put their arm around me, and when they walk away, my shoulder smells like taco meat.
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.
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.
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