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.
TRIXIE MATTELSome of my favorite drag queens are women.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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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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The best way to create emotional or spiritual distance between me and another person is for them to come up to me and go, ‘yaassssss.’
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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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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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I’m very proud of my career. A lot of people get their career from the judges of ‘Drag Race’ saying they’re great. I had to go and build that reputation from the ground up.
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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 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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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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Drag will always find a way to be weird.
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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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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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Trixie Mattel is a product of bad things that happened to me, and it’s how I deal with things. It’s wonderful.
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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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