Winner, winner,chicken dinner.
Shortly after her victory (and her new album,One Stone, reaching No.
Read on for the full interview.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Trixie!
What an evening youve had.
How are you?TRIXIE MATTEL:Its totally crazy!
And with the album going to No.
1 [on iTunes] last night, Ifeellike a winner.
I was expecting last night to get diagnosed with an illness, just because karma and the universe.
Im probably going to get hit by a bus today.
You cant winDrag Raceand have a No.
1 album [without that happening].
Today Im literally going to be targeted by Isis, and Im fine with that.
Lets hope that doesnt happen!But youd be the last interview with me alive!
Well, okay then.
I hope it does happen.
[Trixie does her signature yell-laugh] I love that, its so honest!
Were you pulling lipsticks last night?
I wish I was!Who would you have picked for your top two?
Definitely you and Shangela.Well, Ive got Kennedy on the line here.
Lets hear what she has to say about it.
You justMean Girls-ed me, I cant.
you could watch my face: I was as surprised as anyone.
I think she exemplifiesDrag Racegreatness.
Shes like the Tiffany New York Pollard ofDrag Race.
Shes like a patron saint of reality TV.
Kennedy said she was a pageant girl whos really good at interviews.
She said the right things.
But were they voting for Kennedy or against Shangela?
I was as surprised as anybody.
I really thought Shangela had the highest scorecard at that point.
I guess at some point Shangela must have said or did something that turned the other girls off.
Does winning stillmeansomething, these days?
Ive been eliminated twice, and I realized that losingDrag Racedoesnt make me a bad drag queen.
The last half of the competition, I wasnt scared anymore.
If I go home, Im not a bad drag queen.
Shangela and I are living proof of that.
That sounds so dramatic, but Shangela and I never won.
I dont think winningDrag Racewas ever going to make or break us.
Nothing was taken from Shangela, taken from BeBe, or taken from anybody else.
I think the fans, for some reason, they lose sight of that sometimes.
I guess the words deserve or doesnt deserve comes down to personal preference.
I know youre supposed to win and then be like, I knew I would win!
Bob the Drag Queen and Bianca Del Rio always talk about how they knew they were going to win.
I didnt know it.
you might see it in my face.
Every time I won something or won a challenge, I was gagged.
Any given moment, you’re free to go home.
I watched this when Katya didnt win.
I think the fans need to remember that more often.Thats also the gay community as a whole, though.
We cant really be happy for anyone else.
But when you put me in drag, theyre like, Yes queen, yes!
because theyre not threatened.
Its like when lobsters are being boiled and they hold on to each other so that they all die.
Or when BeBe didnt show her lipstick.
It doesnt look great to hide that.
We still dont know who she picked!
I was just going to ask you!
She still hasnt told anybody?No, I have no idea!
Well never find out, she doesnt want any of us to know!
Thats so shy!Stuff like that matters.
I dont think it would hit their ears and make them feel like it was necessarily a good thing.
Its like, youre already in the hot seat in front of them, just lay it out there.Yeah.
People dont realizeDrag Raceis a certain percent competition, but its also a game show.
Theres a certain amount of throwing dice and spinning wheels and there are twists and turns all the time.
Part of it is also having the right idea and pulling the right look together that day.
Were all making choices in the moment.
So I only have experience only being on the losing side.
More positive times ahead for you though, especially with this music!Yeah!
The albums at No.
1 andThe Trixie & Katya Showis still going strong, featuring anotherDrag Racewinner, Bob the Drag Queen.
If I couldMean Girlsthis crown into 10 pieces and share it [I would].
Now that you mention Katya, I know a lot of fans are worried about her.
Have you spoken to her recently?
We had a short talk, but yeah [shes okay].
She gave me an exclusive message for this interview if you want to hear it!
She says: The Trixie & Katya Showis on every week, Wednesday at 10:30 p.m.
I dont kiss girls, so we dont have that in common, but shes a legend.
At such a young age shes creating music thats her legacy work already.
My ideal cast is like, 12 Tammie Browns.
