I’m not good at anything! I can do, like, two voices.
TRIXIE MATTELDrag Race’ doesn’t claim to represent drag as a whole. ‘Drag Race’ is a reality show. If you see real drag shows, we just do drag and respect each other’s art and who your real identity is – name, gender, hair color, anything.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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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.
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My favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
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I’m an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that’s why my drag is a little different.
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People are slowly realizing that they’re looking at drag all the time. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’ ‘Real Housewives.’ Peewee Herman. Don’t let calling it drag make you uncomfortable.
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I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
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I remember seeing RuPaul in ‘The Brady Bunch Movie,’ when she says to Jan, ‘Girl, you better work.’ And I froze it in my mind forever.
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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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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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I have definitely had guys walk up to me, put their arm around me, and when they walk away, my shoulder smells like taco meat.
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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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Some people say that ‘Drag Race’ is about glory and immortalizing yourself in the Hall of Fame. For me, it’s about shaking RuPaul down for her money.
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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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Drag Race’ is sort of like trying to lift weights – like, 50 pounds when you should’ve been lifting 20.
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In 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.
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Bad things can happen to you, but it doesn’t mean you have to have regrets. It’s all about what you do with it.
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