I don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
TRIXIE MATTELI listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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For years, ‘Drag Race’ was gay people’s best kept secret. When I started doing drag, people didn’t know anything about it. Look at it now: it’s like it’s gone from black and white to IMAX.
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Most drag queens, they put on music like it’s a costume. It’s not in their bones. It’s not in their background.
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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’m strange! I have a weird sense of humor! I look crazy!
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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.
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I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
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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’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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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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I want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
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I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
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Whatever 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?
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One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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