Those 23 hours aren’t all champagne and runways."
“It’s important to not always have concealer on reality.”
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Hi Trixie!
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Thanks so much for taking the time to talk with me.
TRIXIE MATTEL:Sure!
Thisisan unconventional way to date, but, I figure: let’s try it!
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Let’s see where this phone call goes.
Ididjust watch a documentary about you, so I feel like I know you already.
Are you anticipating this film shocking your fans?
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Because it’s a Trixie Mattel piece of media, people expect it to balance light and dark.
This is much more real than that.
Those 23 hours that aren’t all champagne and runways.
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We don’t have ‘people.’
If something bad happens, we’re our own crisis managers, seamstresses… we do it all.
I love that you gave the thirsties a verified Trixie Mattel shower scene!
What was it like doing your first shower scene?
I believe the shower scene is toward the beginning.
That was the first day of shooting.
Youknowthat’s of interest to your fans.
Drag is so grassroots and it’s an art of collage.
I’m always trying to show an audience new things.
When you’re onDrag Race, you have a “moment” for a four-month period.
It’s more about how Ifeelin drag.
I’m a white guy with a shaved head and I do stand-up comedy.
My lines are drawn in the sand in that way.
As Trixie, I’m a fake, made-up person who looks completely fabricated.
Musically and comedically, I can get audiences to warm up to me faster.
The way the music is used in this film does a lot to warm your image, too.
How involved were you in placing music in the film?
I’m a drag queen.
A corset on that section?
Can we can FaceTune my personality in that moment?"
What drag queen is out there scoring their own movie?
What was her reaction to seeing it for the first time?
There was no way you could’ve known filming would overlap with Katya’s hiatus.
Was it a difficult decision to make that a key subplot in this film?
[Katya] and I are in such a good place now.
You were frustrated and concerned about your career, too, right?
I’d never experienced those problems, so, in the moment, it was confusing.
It wasn’t justmyopportunity; it was hers; it wasours, together.
How do I hold the weight for her while she steps out?
I had to address that she was my comfort blanket onscreen.
People know us together, and I was scared [of doing it on my own].
Cameras were never chasing her down the hallway….
It’s important to not always have concealer on reality.
There is one scene I want to contextualize and clarify.
People might be super shocked by the scene where Katya sends you a pretty nasty text after theAll-Stars 3premiere.
Was that normal for her to do at the time, and has the relationship since gotten better?
The relationship is completely repaired.
I’m deeper, more trusting, and understanding.
It’s uncomfortable but it’s such a blip.
Now, a year later, it’s so removed, and it was such an intense period.
She’s so much better now.
There’s a closeness.
I don’t think it defines me.
