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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 don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Fashion Myself Woman
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
I listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Country Listening Music Myself Parents Sing
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.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Audience Different Drag Experience Love Myself People Straight Vacation
Drag will always find a way to be weird.
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Drag One Liner Way Weird
I always tell my mom that if she would have just bought me a Barbie when I was little, I would have gone into real estate.
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Business Buy Mom Myself Price Reality Toy
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.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Affect Economics Make Up Myself Politics Thinking Time
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.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Fame Glory Herself Immortal Money Myself People
People are slowly realizing that they’re looking at drag all the time. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’ ‘Real Housewives.’ Peewee Herman. Don’t let calling it drag make you uncomfortable.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Comfortable People Recognition Slow Yourself
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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Best Black Drag Hide Make Up Myself People Secret Start White
People on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Life Myself People Violence Walk
I don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Music Myself Old Person Song
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?
TRIXIE MATTEL

Appearance Drag Entertainment Fashion Goodness Greatness Job Kind Work Yourself
Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Drag Favorite Myself Woman
One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Myself Oneself Reward
I’m not good at anything! I can do, like, two voices.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Ability Goodness Myself Talent Voice

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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