100 Quotes by Trixie Mattel

Drag is pastiche and parody and satire. Drag queens are never meant to be stars. We make fun of stars. Drag queens are the people that 'point' at the star.

I live in reality, and I know at any moment I could stop getting the phone calls and nobody wants to hear me sing or tell jokes anymore.

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?

I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they're perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.

I'm most proud of my career as a touring comedian and musician. I love doing television, I love selling records, but when I'm at these venues with hundreds of people, and they're all sitting listening to my music and my jokes, I feel like I could die that day, and I would be happy.

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.

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.

Something that I love about drag is that it's a celebration of feminity.

Most drag queens, they put on music like it's a costume. It's not in their bones. It's not in their background.