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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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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One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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I plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
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I don’t expect a lot of people who love drag to also be like, ‘I love ‘Drag Race,’ and then I got to hear my Chris Stapleton album.’ Not necessarily an obvious crossover.
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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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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 hate drag. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s awful. I’m in a full corset and pads and giant wigs.
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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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I was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever.
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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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As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
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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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People are slowly realizing that they’re looking at drag all the time. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’ ‘Real Housewives.’ Peewee Herman. Don’t let calling it drag make you uncomfortable.
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Katya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
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