I don’t think gay guys are in touch with how many fabulous divas we have that actually play their own instruments and write their own music, too.
TRIXIE MATTELI don’t think gay guys are in touch with how many fabulous divas we have that actually play their own instruments and write their own music, too.
TRIXIE MATTELI love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
TRIXIE MATTELSome of my favorite drag queens are women.
TRIXIE MATTELI plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
TRIXIE MATTELI was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
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 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 MATTELI’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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 MATTELI 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 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 MATTELI’m always myself. Always. The only difference is that I come off as mean out of drag.
TRIXIE MATTELAs drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
TRIXIE MATTELI’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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