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Out of drag, I’m a white guy with a guitar, which isn’t special. There are a million white guys with guitars. But being a drag queen with a guitar is a lot more commanding.

Trixie Mattel

I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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Best Expectation Kind Myself Optimism Personality Preparation Worst
As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
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Artist Comedy Drag Listening People Time
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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Best Creation Distance Myself Person Spiritual Way
I love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.
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Change Life Love Myself
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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Country Music Myself Professional Sing Young
I have definitely had guys walk up to me, put their arm around me, and when they walk away, my shoulder smells like taco meat.
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Funny Hug Man Myself Touch Walk
I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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Attitude Drag Identity Myself Personality World
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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Belief Myself Place Reality Time World
I think being young and, like, 14, 15, you feel like a weirdo, and playing guitar with my grandpa in my grandma’s kitchen is probably my fondest memories I’ll ever have.
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Feeling Memories Myself Play Thinking Weird Young
Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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Drag Favorite Myself Woman
One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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Myself Oneself Reward
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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Character Children Experience Father Growth Myself Poor Relationship
My favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
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Drag Favorite Myself Sanity
I never check my bank account. I know that sounds crazy. But I don’t know how much is in there. I never know how much is in there. I have an idea – I have a bottom line – but I never look because I always make believe there’s never anything in there.
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Believe Crazy Ideas Money Myself Sound
Dark comedy helped me survive.
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Comedy Darkness Myself One Liner Survive
I listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
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Country Listening Music Myself Parents Sing

Out of drag, I’m a white guy with a guitar, which isn’t special. There are a million white guys with guitars. But being a drag queen with a guitar is a lot more commanding.

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Out of drag, I’m a white guy with a guitar, which isn’t special. There are a million white guys with guitars. But being a drag queen with a guitar is a lot more commanding.

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