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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?

Trixie Mattel

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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Best Creation Distance Myself Person Spiritual Way
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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Bad Hard Time Regret Trouble Yourself
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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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 want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
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Appearance Choice Factory Myself
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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Comfortable People Recognition Slow Yourself
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 don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
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Music Myself Old Person Song
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 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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I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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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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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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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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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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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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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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