One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
TRIXIE MATTELAs drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
-
-
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.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
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 -
I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
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’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
My favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
I don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
Katya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
Drag will always find a way to be weird.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
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 -
Drag Race’ is sort of like trying to lift weights – like, 50 pounds when you should’ve been lifting 20.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
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.
TRIXIE MATTEL -
Some people say that ‘Drag Race’ is about glory and immortalizing yourself in the Hall of Fame. For me, it’s about shaking RuPaul down for her money.
TRIXIE MATTEL