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" 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. "

Trixie Mattel

Drag

People

Real

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Trixie Mattel

Plan

Other

" If I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy. "

" As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time. "

" When you unbox a My Little Pony or a Strawberry Shortcake doll, you were hit with a sweet, impossibly perfect fragrance of fresh, machine-made plastic oftentimes infused with floral and fruity notes to bring the toy to life. That third dimension of sensory experience made the toy so real to me. "

Trixie Mattel

Sweet

Perfect

" With Trixie specifically, on the one hand, it's a celebration of femininity. It's that moment when you're playing Pretty Pretty Princess, and there's also, this is what society says a girl looks like, the amount of makeup I wear and the humongous blond wigs. "

" 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. "

" I lived deep in the country in northern Wisconsin. I didn't have any neighbors or anything, so in the summers, I played guitar for hours and hours every day until I was about 18. I never thought about combining it with drag, 'cause to me, well, drag queens don't play guitar. Now I'm like, 'You idiot, that's an opportunity.' "

Trixie Mattel

Day

Opportunity

" I don't think gay guys are in touch with how many fabulous divas we have that actually play their own instruments and write their own music, too. "

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" Northern Wisconsin, where I'm from, is so ridiculously rural. "

" I looooove Jason Isbell. "

Trixie Mattel

Jason

" 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. "

" I always say you can be great at drag and not great at 'Drag Race,' and you can be great at 'Drag Race' and not great at drag. "

" I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites. "

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" I was the poorest kid in my school, poorest kid in my town, poorest family. That stayed with me forever. "

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" 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. "

" Katya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "