I don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
TRIXIE MATTELI think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
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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 hate drag. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s awful. I’m in a full corset and pads and giant wigs.
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Drag Race’ doesn’t claim to represent drag as a whole. ‘Drag Race’ is a reality show. If you see real drag shows, we just do drag and respect each other’s art and who your real identity is – name, gender, hair color, anything.
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The best way to create emotional or spiritual distance between me and another person is for them to come up to me and go, ‘yaassssss.’
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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’m strange! I have a weird sense of humor! I look crazy!
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I’m not good at anything! I can do, like, two voices.
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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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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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I remember seeing RuPaul in ‘The Brady Bunch Movie,’ when she says to Jan, ‘Girl, you better work.’ And I froze it in my mind forever.
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I’m always myself. Always. The only difference is that I come off as mean out of drag.
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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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I love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.
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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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