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.
TRIXIE MATTELI don’t expect a lot of people who love drag to also be like, ‘I love ‘Drag Race,’ and then I got to hear my Chris Stapleton album.’ Not necessarily an obvious crossover.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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I don’t expect a lot of people who love drag to also be like, ‘I love ‘Drag Race,’ and then I got to hear my Chris Stapleton album.’ Not necessarily an obvious crossover.
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I love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.
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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.
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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’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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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 plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
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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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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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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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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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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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For years, ‘Drag Race’ was gay people’s best kept secret. When I started doing drag, people didn’t know anything about it. Look at it now: it’s like it’s gone from black and white to IMAX.
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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.
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I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
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