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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

I think being young and, like, 14, 15, you feel like a weirdo, and playing guitar with my grandpa in my grandma’s kitchen is probably my fondest memories I’ll ever have.
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Feeling Memories Myself Play Thinking Weird Young
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
I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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Attitude Drag Identity Myself Personality World
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
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
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
I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
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Business Difference Drag Mindset Myself Unique
I guess I just believe in Trixie Mattel, and I believe in the work. I don’t think I’m better than anybody else, but I really think that I’m hilarious and beautiful.
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Beautiful Believe Better Funny Myself Thinking Work
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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Audience Love Mindset Myself Perception Thinking
Drag Race’ doesn’t claim to represent drag as a whole. ‘Drag Race’ is a reality show. If you see real drag shows, we just do drag and respect each other’s art and who your real identity is – name, gender, hair color, anything.
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Art Drag Identity Reality Represent Respect See Yourself
I’m always myself. Always. The only difference is that I come off as mean out of drag.
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Attitude Difference Drag Myself Personality
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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Audience Different Drag Experience Love Myself People Straight Vacation
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
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
Katya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
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Best Bond Friendship
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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Appearance Command Drag Identity Instrument Man Myself White
I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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Idol Love Myself
I don’t dress up as a woman: I dress up as a caricature of a caricature of a woman.
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Fashion Myself Woman
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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Build Career Greatness Judgement Myself People Proud Reputation
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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Appearance Drag Ignorance Love Myself Talk Work
Mental health and sobriety is not a straight line, and ‘Drag Race’ is a family, and we support our family members through anything.
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Family Health Mental Myself Support
I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
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Calculation Competition Judgement Myself Nature
I plan to publicize my breakups and profit from them like other celebrities.
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Break Up Celebrity Myself Planning Profit
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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Believe Crazy Ideas Money Myself Sound
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
I was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever.
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Children Family Forever Myself Poor Stay
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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Existence Music Myself Obsession Remember Sing

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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