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Drag Race’ is sort of like trying to lift weights – like, 50 pounds when you should’ve been lifting 20.

Trixie Mattel

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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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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I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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I plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
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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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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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Something that I love about drag is that it’s a celebration of feminity.
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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.
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My 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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I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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One of my trophies of ‘Drag Race’ is getting to meet Katya.
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I’m not good at anything! I can do, like, two voices.
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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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I listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
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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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Drag Race’ is sort of like trying to lift weights – like, 50 pounds when you should’ve been lifting 20.

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