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.
TRIXIE MATTELWhen 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.
TRIXIE MATTELI hate drag. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s awful. I’m in a full corset and pads and giant wigs.
TRIXIE MATTELPeople on a daily basis walk up to me, panic, and tell me something extremely graphic and violent about their life.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
TRIXIE MATTELI want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
TRIXIE MATTELTo 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.
TRIXIE MATTELKatya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
TRIXIE MATTELThat’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.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
TRIXIE MATTELSome of my favorite drag queens are women.
TRIXIE MATTELI think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
TRIXIE MATTELI 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.
TRIXIE MATTELIf I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy.
TRIXIE MATTELBad things can happen to you, but it doesn’t mean you have to have regrets. It’s all about what you do with it.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m not good at anything! I can do, like, two voices.
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