I don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
TRIXIE MATTELSome 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.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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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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Whatever is underneath all the drag, it actually doesn’t really matter. It kind of just matters, are you a great entertainer? And are you nice to work with? Are you good at your job?
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I’m very proud of my career. A lot of people get their career from the judges of ‘Drag Race’ saying they’re great. I had to go and build that reputation from the ground up.
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I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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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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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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My favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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Mental health and sobriety is not a straight line, and ‘Drag Race’ is a family, and we support our family members through anything.
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If I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy.
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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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Drag Race’ is sort of like trying to lift weights – like, 50 pounds when you should’ve been lifting 20.
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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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As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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