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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.

Trixie Mattel

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 MATTEL

Expectation Fame Fulfill Myself Record Satisfaction Start
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.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Beautiful Believe Better Funny Myself Thinking Work
I was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Children Family Forever Myself Poor Stay
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.’
TRIXIE MATTEL

Best Creation Distance Myself Person Spiritual Way
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.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Bad Hard Time Regret Trouble Yourself
When someone says ‘Yasss queen!’ to me, I turn around and, X-Men style, run through a wall. You’ll never hear from me again.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Attitude Myself Run Wall Yourself
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 favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Drag Favorite Myself Sanity
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.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Live Moments Myself Phone Reality Sing Stop
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
Katya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Best Bond Friendship
Trixie Mattel is a product of bad things that happened to me, and it’s how I deal with things. It’s wonderful.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Bad Deal Myself Production Wonderful
I remember being obsessed with Christina Aguilera’s ‘Stripped.’ That was her peak, and she is such an amazing singer. Plus, I was a little gay boy, and the music video for ‘Beautiful’ existed, so obviously I was affected.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Existence Music Myself Obsession Remember Sing
I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Audience Love Mindset Myself Perception Thinking
I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Idol Love Myself
I’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
TRIXIE MATTEL

Artist Different Drag Myself Thinking

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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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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