My grandpa was a country singer, and I started learning guitar from him, just at the kitchen table when I was younger, and I got really into it.
TRIXIE MATTELSomething that I love about drag is that it’s a celebration of feminity.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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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.
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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.
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I 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.
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Something ‘Drag Race’ is really good at is portraying us as artists but also human beings. And normal human beings don’t know everything. They don’t have all the answers.
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My favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
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I’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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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 was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever.
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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 plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
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When someone says ‘Yasss queen!’ to me, I turn around and, X-Men style, run through a wall. You’ll never hear from me again.
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When 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.
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My look and my character come from my experiences as a child. I wasn’t allowed to have girl toys, and I grew up poor. I also had a rough relationship with my stepdad.
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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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