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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.

Trixie Mattel

Any 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.
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Affect Economics Make Up Myself Politics Thinking Time
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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Competition Drag Feeling Myself Serious
To me, drag is about doing whatever you want, and nobody says anything. And ‘Drag Race’ is about doing what you’re told and having it evaluated. I hate being judged.
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Drag Hate Judgement Myself
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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Business Buy Mom Myself Price Reality Toy
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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When I’m in drag, I don’t always want to be spoken to, but I love being looked at. Nobody puts that much work into how they look to be ignored.
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I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
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That’s something I like about drag – I get to do everything. Collaborative arts are hard for me because I don’t really like to relinquish control.
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Art Control Drag Hard Myself
Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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Drag Favorite Myself Woman
Something ‘Drag Race’ is really good at is portraying us as artists but also human beings. And normal human beings don’t know everything. They don’t have all the answers.
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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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Country Listening Music Myself Parents Sing
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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Better Forever Mindset Movie Myself Remember See Work
I’m strange! I have a weird sense of humor! I look crazy!
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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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Bone Drag Music Personality
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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