“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.”

I want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.

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.

One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.

Drag will always find a way to be weird.

I’m strange! I have a weird sense of humor! I look crazy!

I don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.

I live in reality, and I know at any moment I could stop getting the phone calls and nobody wants to hear me sing or tell jokes anymore.

Most drag queens, they put on music like it’s a costume. It’s not in their bones. It’s not in their background.

I guess I just believe in Trixie Mattel, and I believe in the work. I don’t think I’m better than anybody else, but I really think that I’m hilarious and beautiful.

I don’t think gay guys are in touch with how many fabulous divas we have that actually play their own instruments and write their own music, too.

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?

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.

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.

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.

Some of my favorite drag queens are women.

Drag Race’ is sort of like trying to lift weights – like, 50 pounds when you should’ve been lifting 20.

You should surround yourself with people that believe in you, in life, and in business.

Never let your small business make you small-minded.

The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.

Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.

I genuinely believe that any business can create a competitive advantage through giving outstanding customer care.

There has never been a better time in the history of time than right now to start a business.

Talent is only a starting point in business. You’ve got to keep working that talent.

Everyone told me it was a really stupid idea to start my own hedge fund right out of business school. That’s how I knew that it was a good idea.