I want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
TRIXIE MATTELAny 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.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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I remember seeing RuPaul in ‘The Brady Bunch Movie,’ when she says to Jan, ‘Girl, you better work.’ And I froze it in my mind forever.
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I was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever.
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I’m not good at anything! I can do, like, two voices.
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I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
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One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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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.
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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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My favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
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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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I’m very proud of my career. A lot of people get their career from the judges of ‘Drag Race’ saying they’re great. I had to go and build that reputation from the ground up.
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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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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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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.
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Drag Race’ doesn’t claim to represent drag as a whole. ‘Drag Race’ is a reality show. If you see real drag shows, we just do drag and respect each other’s art and who your real identity is – name, gender, hair color, anything.
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I’m always myself. Always. The only difference is that I come off as mean out of drag.
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