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.
TRIXIE MATTELKatya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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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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My favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
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Katya and I, as a yin and a yang, we pretty much represent the entire, full gambit of talent, you know? Together, there’s not really much we can’t do.
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I hate drag. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s awful. I’m in a full corset and pads and giant wigs.
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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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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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I’m always myself. Always. The only difference is that I come off as mean out of drag.
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Some of my favorite drag queens are women.
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As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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