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| Born | Brian Michael Firkus August 23, 1989 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BFA) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
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| Predecessor | Alaska Thunderfuck | |||||||||
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| Partner | David Silver (2016–present) | |||||||||
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| Website | trixiemattel | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2 million subscribers[1] (January 6, 2024) | |||||||||
| Total views | 312 million[1] (February 28, 2024) | |||||||||
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Last updated: March 29, 2022 | ||||||||||
Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, and singer-songwriter originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] She[a] is known for her exaggerated, high-camp style and blend of comedy and acoustic pop.[4][5] In 2015 she competed on the seventh season of the drag competition RuPaul's Drag Race, where she finished in 6th place. In 2018, she went on to win the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
Mattel stars in the World of Wonder web series UNHhhh (2016–present), its Viceland spin-off The Trixie & Katya Show (2017–2018), and the Netflix web series I Like to Watch (2019–present), alongside fellow drag queen and frequent collaborator Katya Zamolodchikova. Together, they form the popular comedy duo known as Trixie and Katya. Mattel's music style is primarily folk and country, with her first and second studio albums, Two Birds (2017) and One Stone (2018), both charting on the Billboard Folk Albums chart at number sixteen. Her third studio album, Barbara (2020), featured an "electro-folk" sound and her EP, Full Coverage, Vol. 1 (2021), consists of Mattel's covers of various songs. Her comedy special, Trixie Mattel: One Night Only (2020), was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award. She went on to appear as a judge on the competition series Queen of the Universe (2021–2023). Mattel's fourth studio album, The Blonde & Pink Albums (2022), served as a double album. She also produced and starred in the renovation docuseries Trixie Motel (2022).
Along with Zamolodchikova, Mattel published her first book, Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood (2020), which became a New York Times bestseller. She appeared on New York Magazine's list of "The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America", ranking fourth.[6] She also operates a YouTube channel focused on beauty and music, with frequent collaborations with fellow drag queens, and celebrities such as Iggy Azalea, Nicole Byer, and Margaret Cho. Mattel's business ventures include being the founder and CEO of Trixie Cosmetics, a cosmetics brand that launched in 2019.[7][8] Her persona is inspired by her love of Barbie dolls; she owns a large collection of Barbies that she has shared in videos on her YouTube channel.[9]
- ^ a b "About Trixie Mattel". YouTube.
- ^ Maas, Tyler (January 28, 2022). "Trixie Mattel's "This Town" video captures the sweetness and darkness of rural Wisconsin". Milwaukee Record. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Cardenas, Cat (July 8, 2022). "'By the Rules of Nature, I Shouldn't Be Here': The Unlikely Rise of Trixie Mattel". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Crowley, Patrick (March 23, 2018). "Trixie Mattel Talks Folk Album & Dream of Writing For Miley Cyrus: 'I Would Literally Quit Drag'". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
Known for her exaggerated, high-camp style [...] [Mattel] acknowledges that it's tough to be taken seriously as a musician.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Trixie Mattel Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
A drag queen, singer/songwriter, and comedian, Trixie Mattel is known for her unique variety-show blend of standup [comedy] and acoustic pop.
- ^ The Editors (June 10, 2019). "The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America: Ranking the new establishment". New York. Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ Twersky, Carolyn (September 5, 2019). "Trixie Mattel On Her New Makeup Line, Beauty Blogger Feuds and Her Time Slaying "Drag Race"". Seventeen. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ Snyder, Molly (February 2, 2021). "Drag legend Trixie Mattel partners with owner of local LGBTQ bar". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ Eakin, Marah (December 19, 2019). "Trixie Mattel on the Barbies that inspired her upcoming world tour". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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