In 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 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 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 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 MATTELMost drag queens, they put on music like it’s a costume. It’s not in their bones. It’s not in their background.
TRIXIE MATTELI don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
TRIXIE MATTELI guess I just believe in Trixie Mattel, and I believe in the work. I don’t think I’m better than anybody else, but I really think that I’m hilarious and beautiful.
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 MATTELI’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
TRIXIE MATTELI plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
TRIXIE MATTELWhen someone says ‘Yasss queen!’ to me, I turn around and, X-Men style, run through a wall. You’ll never hear from me again.
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 think being young and, like, 14, 15, you feel like a weirdo, and playing guitar with my grandpa in my grandma’s kitchen is probably my fondest memories I’ll ever have.
TRIXIE MATTELMy favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
TRIXIE MATTELDrag will always find a way to be weird.
TRIXIE MATTELI don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
TRIXIE MATTELI love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.
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