I 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 have definitely had guys walk up to me, put their arm around me, and when they walk away, my shoulder smells like taco meat.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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When I was on ‘Drag Race,’ it felt like a serious competition going on between drag queens and then Katya and I were also there.
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I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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I never check my bank account. I know that sounds crazy. But I don’t know how much is in there. I never know how much is in there. I have an idea – I have a bottom line – but I never look because I always make believe there’s never anything in there.
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Out 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.
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Drag will always find a way to be weird.
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I’ve always said drag queens are like Swiss Army knives. Most come from having to take $50-a-show pay and doing their own costume, wig, music and jokes.
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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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People on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
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I 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.
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As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
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I 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.
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If I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy.
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I guess I just believe in Trixie Mattel, and I believe in the work. I don’t think I’m better than anybody else, but I really think that I’m hilarious and beautiful.
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I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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Mental health and sobriety is not a straight line, and ‘Drag Race’ is a family, and we support our family members through anything.
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