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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.

Trixie Mattel

If I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy.
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Alone Crazy Myself Night Performance Silence Time
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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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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I’m an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
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I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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Idol Love Myself
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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Some people say that ‘Drag Race’ is about glory and immortalizing yourself in the Hall of Fame. For me, it’s about shaking RuPaul down for her money.
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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 don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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