In the real world, people go against my beliefs all the time, and I don’t make it my place to – like, I’m not super confrontational.
TRIXIE MATTELIn the real world, people go against my beliefs all the time, and I don’t make it my place to – like, I’m not super confrontational.
TRIXIE MATTELI think people are slowly realizing that don’t have to be looking in a mirror to enjoy something. And they’re realizing that watching a show with drag queens in it doesn’t make you gay any more then listening to rap makes you black.
TRIXIE MATTELMost drag queens, they put on music like it’s a costume. It’s not in their bones. It’s not in their background.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m always myself. Always. The only difference is that I come off as mean out of drag.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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 MATTELOne of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
TRIXIE MATTELSome of my favorite drag queens are women.
TRIXIE MATTELSome of my favorite drag queens are women.
TRIXIE MATTELOut 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 MATTELWhatever 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 MATTELThe 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 MATTELMy 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.
TRIXIE MATTELI love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.
TRIXIE MATTELI don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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