I 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 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 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.
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 MATTELWhen I was on ‘Drag Race,’ it felt like a serious competition going on between drag queens and then Katya and I were also there.
TRIXIE MATTELPeople on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
TRIXIE MATTELIf I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy.
TRIXIE MATTELDrag will always find a way to be weird.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
TRIXIE MATTELI listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
TRIXIE MATTELSome of my favorite drag queens are women.
TRIXIE MATTELMy 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.
TRIXIE MATTELDark comedy helped me survive.
TRIXIE MATTELKatya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
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.
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