Drag will always find a way to be weird.
TRIXIE MATTELDrag will always find a way to be weird.
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 MATTELPeople on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
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’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
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 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 MATTELI listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
TRIXIE MATTELKatya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
TRIXIE MATTELAs drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
TRIXIE MATTELTrixie Mattel is a product of bad things that happened to me, and it’s how I deal with things. It’s wonderful.
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 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.
TRIXIE MATTELSome of my favorite drag queens are women.
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 MATTEL