To me, drag is about doing whatever you want, and nobody says anything. And ‘Drag Race’ is about doing what you’re told and having it evaluated. I hate being judged.
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.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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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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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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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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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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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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Katya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
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The best way to create emotional or spiritual distance between me and another person is for them to come up to me and go, ‘yaassssss.’
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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 hate drag. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s awful. I’m in a full corset and pads and giant wigs.
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One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
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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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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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I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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