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.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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That’s something I like about drag – I get to do everything. Collaborative arts are hard for me because I don’t really like to relinquish control.
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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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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
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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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People on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
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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’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
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Any time there is an economic downturn or political strife, lipstick sales skyrocket. If you have a hard day, it’s this $14 thing that lifts your day. I think drag has that same lipstick effect.
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Some people say that ‘Drag Race’ is about glory and immortalizing yourself in the Hall of Fame. For me, it’s about shaking RuPaul down for her money.
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I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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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 don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
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I want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
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One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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