I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
TRIXIE MATTELI was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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I don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
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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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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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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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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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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.
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I don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
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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 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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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.
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To me, drag is about doing whatever you want, and nobody says anything. And ‘Drag Race’ is about doing what you’re told and having it evaluated. I hate being judged.
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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.
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People on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
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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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Something that I love about drag is that it’s a celebration of feminity.
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