I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
TRIXIE MATTELMental health and sobriety is not a straight line, and ‘Drag Race’ is a family, and we support our family members through 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 hate drag. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s awful. I’m in a full corset and pads and giant wigs.
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 MATTELI want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
TRIXIE MATTELSome of my favorite drag queens are women.
TRIXIE MATTELFor 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.
TRIXIE MATTELI love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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 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 MATTELKatya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
TRIXIE MATTELAny 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 MATTELI love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.
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 MATTELOne of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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