Trixie Mattel

Brian Michael Firkus was born on August 23, 1989, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,{{Cite magazine |last=Taroy |first=Daniel |date=February 4, 2020 |title=Drag Superstar Trixie Mattel Is Back With Barbara, the Album Only Malibu Barbie Could Make |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/02/trixie-mattel-barbara-album-interview |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-27 |quote=This record is super mod-looking, but you can tell I was born in 1989 and grew up on Blink-182 and Weezer and Fountains of Wayne.}}{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2019 |title=My birthday is August 23rd. I was born at 8am. Am I a Virgo or a Leo? It's never mattered but I live in LA now. |url=https://twitter.com/trixiemattel/status/1141961454498615296 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217113125/https://twitter.com/trixiemattel/status/1141961454498615296 |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-08 |website=Twitter |language=en}} and raised in Silver Cliff, a small town in Marinette County, Wisconsin,{{efn|name="hometown"}} by a single mother with an older brother and two younger sisters.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25sf_GmKaU |title=Trixie Mattel Goes Undercover on Reddit, Twitter and YouTube {{!}} GQ |date=May 9, 2019 |language=en |publisher=GQ |time=4:04 |access-date=2021-09-08}}{{cite web | url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/05/10/trixie-mattel-gets-heros-welcome-milwaukee-homecoming-show/597028002/ | title='RuPaul's Drag Race' star Trixie Mattel gets hero's welcome at Milwaukee homecoming show }} He is an Ojibwe; his maternal grandmother was a member of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.{{Cite web |date=August 17, 2016 |title=Dorothy Ann Osten Obituary |url=https://www.rhodescharapata.com/obituaries/Dorothy-Ann-Osten?obId=1046617 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Rhodes Charapata Funeral Home & Crematory |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Mattel |first=Trixie |title=Trixie Answers the Internet's Most Googled Questions |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbwCnYPAcBU |via=YouTube |date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-20 }}{{cite podcast |title=Trixie Mattel |website=Hi Jinkx! with Jinkx Monsoon |publisher=ForeverDog & Moguls of Media |date=February 9, 2022 |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6s1hn8qYPqkwmcjQKQMJZt?si=583ff1039abe4b77 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |last=Monsoon |first=Jinkx |minutes=48}} He had an abusive stepfather who would call him a "Trixie" when he acted feminine, which later inspired his drag name. His last name was inspired by his affinity for the Barbie doll and toy company Mattel.{{cite magazine |last1=Brooke |first1=Zach |date=September 8, 2015 |title=Point of View: Trixie Mattel |url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/2015/09/08/qa-trixie-mattel/ |magazine=Milwaukee Magazine |access-date=August 18, 2017}} Before deciding on "Trixie Mattel" as his drag name, he originally considered the name Cupcake.{{cite news |last=Hogan |first=Connor J. |date=May 5, 2015 |title=Living Doll: Trixie Mattel |work=Metro Weekly |url=http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/05/living-doll-trixie- |access-date=May 5, 2015}} He moved in with his grandparents at age 15,{{Cite magazine|last=Anderson |first=Carys |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Trixie Mattel Shares the Origins of Nostalgic New Shakey Graves Collab "This Town": Exclusive |url=https://consequence.net/2022/01/trixie-mattel-this-town-origins-stream/ |access-date=January 28, 2022 |magazine=Consequence of Sound}}{{cite news|last=Levy |first=Piet |title=Trixie Mattel is one of the most popular drag queens in the world. And it all started in Milwaukee. |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/02/12/trixie-mattels-drag-queen-popularity-started-milwaukee/4716479002/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}} after his stepfather threatened him with a gun to the head.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} His grandfather was a country musician who taught him how to play the guitar.{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=March 29, 2018 |title=Drag Queen Trixie Mattel on Her Country Albums, Kacey Musgraves Obsession |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/drag-queen-trixie-mattel-on-her-country-albums-kacey-musgraves-obsession-629181/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=2022-03-27 |quote=My grandpa was a country singer and I started learning guitar from him, just at the kitchen table when I was younger and I got really into it.}}

After graduating from high school, Firkus studied at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he received a BFA in musical theatre and was introduced to drag while attending a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Oriental Theatre.{{Cite magazine|url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/a-filthy-starry-night-with-trixie-mattel-67999|title=A filthy, starry night with Trixie Mattel|last1=Yerxa |first1=Mike |date=June 25, 2015|website=Xtra Magazine|publisher=Pink Triangle Press|access-date=August 12, 2017|language=en-US}} He first performed in drag at LaCage NiteClub in Milwaukee, becoming a regular performer in Milwaukee's drag scene.{{cite magazine |last1=Christians |first1=Lindasy |date=December 10, 2014 |title=Plan B host Trixie Mattel to strut her stuff on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' |url=http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/city-life/plan-b-host-trixie-mattel-to-strut-her-stuff-on/article_8cf12a91-fe1b-5ddf-bcf3-f30d750ae206.html |access-date=August 18, 2017 |website=The Capital Times}} Firkus would perform with fellow drag queens Kim Chi and Shea Couleé in Milwaukee{{cite news|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/milwaukee-drag-queen-trixie-mattel-wins-spot-on-rupauls-drag-race-b99404841z1-285037501.html |title=Milwaukee drag queen Trixie Mattel wins spot on "RuPaul's Drag Race" |last1=Schumacher |first1=Mary Louise |date=December 7, 2014 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |publisher=Gannett Company |access-date=August 18, 2017}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axQ8eq8cd8w&t=138s |title=Kiki with Kim Chi |date=March 3, 2020 |language=en |access-date=March 29, 2022 |quote=I was only show director of one show, and it was once a month in Milwaukee at the Hamburger Mary's. It was called 'Trixie's Dollhouse,' and basically I would just book you and Shea.}} and occasionally in Chicago.{{cite magazine |last1=Guerino |first1=Adam |date=June 9, 2015 |title=Trixie Mattel from RuPaul's Drag Race to perform in Chicago |url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/trixie-mattel-from-rupauls-drag-race-to-perform-in-chicago |magazine=Time Out |access-date=August 18, 2017 |quote=This week, she comes to Roscoe's Tavern with the rest of the Rupaul's Drag Race Season 7 cast. Unlike most of the cast, she has performed in Chicago numerous times before.}} He attended beauty school in 2014 before withdrawing to participate in RuPaul's Drag Race. Outside of drag, he worked in cosmetics, freelancing at Sephora and working at Ulta and MAC.{{Cite magazine |last=Lal |first=Kish |date=December 5, 2019 |title=I always wanted to make my own make-up – Trixie Mattel talks beauty |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/head/article/47055/1/trixie-mattel-cosmetics-katya-netflix-documentary-moving-parts-tour-interview |magazine=Dazed |language=en |access-date=2022-03-27 |quote=I used to work in cosmetics. I freelanced at Sephora, I worked at Ulta, I was at MAC for five years, so I used to watch people shop for make-up for a living and that's a very educational experience.}}

Mattel first gained widespread attention as a competitor on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2015). She was initially eliminated in episode four but later re-entered the competition in episode eight by winning the "Conjoined Twins" challenge with Pearl Liaison. Mattel was eliminated again in episode 10,{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-terrell/trixie-mattel-elimination_b_6936636.html|title=Trixie Mattel Elimination Casts Doubt on RPDR Reality|last1=Terrell|first1=Matthew|date=March 26, 2015|magazine=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL Inc|access-date=December 4, 2016}} ultimately placing sixth overall and becoming the first queen to last more than one episode after returning to the competition. Mattel, who is of Ojibwe descent, was the third Native American queen to compete on Drag Race following Stacy Layne Matthews, who is Lumbee, on season 3 and Kelly Mantle, who is Cherokee, on season 6.{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2021 |title=Native American queens who rocked RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://dragsociety.com/blogs/the-tea/native-american-queens-who-rocked-rupauls-drag-race |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Drag Society |language=en}} After her run on the show, Mattel performed her stand-up comedy tour, Ages 3 and Up, from 2015 to 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.trixiemattel.com/event/trixie-mattel-ages-3-and-up/|title="Trixie Mattel: Ages 3 and Up" {{!}} Trixie Mattel|work=Trixie Mattel|access-date=October 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314231059/http://www.trixiemattel.com/event/trixie-mattel-ages-3-and-up/|url-status=dead}}

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In October 2015, Mattel guest-starred in a special edition of WOWPresents' Fashion Photo Review{{cite AV media|publisher=WOWPresents|title=Trixie & Katya's Fashion Photo RuView, RuView of Raja & Raven|date=December 31, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUtKgqq4epM&index=1&list=PLVmMNOHpsWfkF7E-ZYg_mufJfF6_xJBim|access-date=February 21, 2019|via=YouTube}} with fellow seventh season contestant Katya Zamolodchikova. World of Wonder later launched UNHhhh, a comedy web series featuring the duo. The series became the most successful show on the WOW Presents YouTube channel and earned them their first Streamy Award nomination for Show of the Year at the 7th Streamy Awards.{{Cite web|title=7th Annual Nominees|url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/7th-annual-nominees/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Streamy Awards|language=en}} In November 2016, Mattel had a guest appearance as herself on American Horror Story: Roanoke. She self-released her debut studio album Two Birds on May 2, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/two-birds/1225829683|title=Two Birds by Trixie Mattel on iTunes|publisher=iTunes|language=en|access-date=April 30, 2017}} The album debuted at number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, number 6 on the Independent Albums chart, and number 16 on the Americana/Folk Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trixie-mattel/chart-history/flk/|title=Trixie Mattel: Chart History – Americana/Folk Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 15, 2021}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trixie-mattel/chart-history/tln/|title=Trixie Mattel: Chart History – Heatseekers Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 15, 2021}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trixie-mattel/chart-history/ind/|title=Trixie Mattel: Chart History – Independent Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 15, 2021}} In December 2017, Mattel released Homemade Christmas, an EP of three recorded Christmas songs that featured Zamolodchikova.{{Cite journal|url=http://instinctmagazine.com/post/trixie-mattel-serves-homemade-christmas-holiday-tracks|title=Trixie Mattel Serves Up a 'Homemade Christmas' with Holiday Tracks|first=David|last=Lopez|date=December 1, 2017|journal=Instinct|access-date=March 22, 2018|issn=1096-0058|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317231953/http://instinctmagazine.com/post/trixie-mattel-serves-homemade-christmas-holiday-tracks|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/queer-gay-christmas-holiday-albums-lgbt/11/2017/|title=Have Yourself a Queer Little Christmas with These New Holiday Albums|publisher=Logo TV|website=NewNowNext|first=Christopher|last=Rudolph|date=November 24, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317231931/http://www.newnownext.com/queer-gay-christmas-holiday-albums-lgbt/11/2017/|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=live}}

In October 2017, it was announced that UNHhhh would end after its second season. Shortly after, a television spin-off of UNHhhh for Viceland called The Trixie and Katya Show premiered. The show ran until March 2018. Midway through the season, Zamolodchikova suffered a mental health crisis triggered by a relapse into addiction, which caused her to be replaced by Bob the Drag Queen for the remainder of the season.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.papermag.com/hold-on-to-your-wigs-katya-and-trixie-mattel-are-getting-their-own-tv-show-2474558266.html|title=Hold On to Your Wigs: Katya and Trixie Mattel Are Getting Their Own TV Show|last1=Cuby|first1=Michael|date=August 18, 2017|magazine=Paper|access-date=August 18, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trixie-and-katya-show-tvs-best-new-talk-show-hosts-are-two-drag-queens|title='Trixie and Katya Show': TV's Best New Talk Show Hosts Are Two Drag Queens|first=Kevin|last=Fallon|date=November 15, 2017|magazine=The Daily Beast}} Mattel and Zamolodchikova reunited in October 2018 for a third season of UNHhhh.

In November 2017, Mattel and Zamolodchikova starred in a drag stage adaptation of the 1997 cult film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, titled Trixie and Katya's High School Reunion.{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/trixie-mattel-katya-romy-michele-high-school-reunion/11/2017/|title=Trixie Mattel And Katya Recreated The "Romy And Michele" Dance Sequence—And It Was Perfection|publisher=NewNowNext.com }}{{cite web|url=http://worldofwonder.net/absolutely-hysterical-trixie-katya-recreate-romy-michele-dance-sequence/|title=Absolutely Hysterical: Trixie & Katya Recreate that Iconic "Romy And Michele" Dance Sequence|date=November 21, 2017|publisher=WorldOfWonder.net}} Also in November 2017, Mattel produced a video for GQ Magazine called Trixie Mattel Makes a PB&J (and More Importantly, a Cocktail),{{cite web |last1=Mattel |first1=Trixie |title=Watch How to Make a Sandwich {{!}} Trixie Mattel Makes a PB&J (and More Importantly, a Cocktail) {{!}} GQ Video {{!}} CNE {{!}} Gq.com |url=https://www.gq.com/video/watch/how-to-make-a-sandwich-trixie-mattel-makes-a-pb-j-and-more-importantly-a-cocktail |website=GQ |language=en-us}} earning a nomination from the James Beard Foundation Awards in the humor category.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2018-james-beard-award-nominees|title=The 2018 James Beard Award Nominees |publisher=JamesBeard.org|date=March 14, 2018}}

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Mattel later returned to the Drag Race franchise for the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, which started airing on January 25, 2018. On March 15, 2018, her fellow competitors voted for her to advance to the final two, where she ultimately won against runner-up Kennedy Davenport in the final lipsync battle.{{Cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2018/03/15/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-trixie-mattel-wins-season-3-finale-recap/|title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Finale: Did the Right Queen Win Season 3?|last=Swift|first=Andy|date=March 16, 2018|work=TVLine|access-date=March 16, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/921102/rupaul-s-drag-race-all-stars-3-crowns-a-winner|title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 Crowns a Winner|work=E! Online|access-date=March 16, 2018|language=en-US}} She became the first winner of Drag Race to be of Indigenous descent. In December 2018, she competed in the television special RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular and won in a tie with the other competitors.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8482663/rupauls-drag-race-holiday-spectacular-trixie-shangela|title=Kim Chi, Shangela, Trixie Mattel & More to Compete in 'RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 2, 2018}}{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSbFfSm0DgM|title=Fashion Photo Review: Holi-Slay Spectacular with Kameron Michaels and Asia O'Hara!|publisher=WOWPresents|via=YouTube|access-date=January 16, 2019}}

On February 3, 2018, Mattel released an acoustic version of her song "Moving Parts," which is also the name of her documentary, as a tease for her upcoming album. It became her first charting single, peaking at number 83 on the Scottish Single Chart.{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20180202/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=March 18, 2018|date=February 2–8, 2018|archive-date=March 19, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180319013244/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20180202/41/|url-status=live}} She released her second studio album, One Stone, on March 15, 2018, the same night as the All Stars finale.{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trixie-mattel-interview-one-stone-drag-race-all-stars_uk_5aaa58bce4b0f4aaa1141bbe|title=Trixie Mattel Reflects On Her 'All Stars' Performance And New Album 'One Stone'|date=March 15, 2018|work=HuffPost UK|access-date=March 16, 2018|language=en-GB}} The album peaked at number 16 on the Folk Albums chart, number 10 on the Independent albums chart, and number 1 on the Heatseekers chart, becoming Mattel's first album to reach the top spot on a Billboard chart.

In April 2018, she launched her new comedy world tour Now with Moving Parts, followed by the Super Bowl Cut tour later that same year.{{Cite tweet|user=trixiemattel|number=966038334576386048|title=First 9 cities announced!|date=February 20, 2018|first=Trixie|last=Mattel|language=en|access-date=February 27, 2018}} A documentary film titled Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2019 and screened until May 2019. It documents Mattel as she embarks on her "Moving Parts" tour following her All Stars win, as well as her personal struggles.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8501229/trixie-mattel-documentary-2019-tribeca-film-festival-premiere|title=Trixie Mattel Documentary Set to Premiere at 2019 Tribeca Film Festival|date=March 5, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 25, 2019}} The documentary was made available on Video On Demand platforms on December 3, 2019. An accompanying acoustic soundtrack was released later in December.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/15/trixie-mattel-moving-parts-release-date/|title=Trixie Mattel's Moving Parts documentary finally has a release date|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019}} Mattel's first comedy special, Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend, aired on OutTV in Canada on September 26, 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/drag-race-comedy-specials-out-tv-trixie-mattel/07/2019/|title="Drag Race" Alums Return to TV in New Documentary, Comedy Specials|last=Rudolph|first=Christopher|publisher=NewNowNext|date=July 24, 2019|access-date=October 1, 2019}}

In a September 2018 interview with Billboard, she announced that she was working on her third studio album, Barbara, featuring an "electro-folk" sound.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8474050/trixie-mattel-electro-folk-album-eminem|title=Trixie Mattel Talks Upcoming 'Electro-Folk' Album & Shares Erotic Eminem Fantasy|magazine=Billboard}} "Yellow Cloud" was released as the first single from the album on May 17, 2019, though it did not make the final cut. "Malibu" was released as the official first single on January 24, 2020, and the album was released a week later through Producer Entertainment Group and ATO Records.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8547761/trixie-mattel-barbara-album-teaser-video|title=Trixie Mattel Is Bringing Fans to the Beach With Official 'Barbara' Album Teaser: Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Daw|first=Stephen|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2020}} The album received a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Artist.

In January 2019, Mattel and Zamolodchikova launched the fourth season of UNHhhh. In June 2019, Mattel was one of 37 drag queens featured on the cover of New York magazine. The magazine ranked America's 100 most powerful drag queens and placed Mattel at number 4.{{Cite press release|url=http://nymag.com/press/2019/06/on-the-cover-the-most-powerful-drag-queens-in-america.html|title=On New York{{'}}s 37 Covers: The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America|date=June 10, 2019|work=New York}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, filming of the fifth season of UNHhhh was put on hold. In its place, Mattel and Zamolodchikova launched Trixie and Katya Save the World, a spin-off filmed from their homes. Mattel also took the time to start building her YouTube channel, which previously featured make-up tutorials and music videos. She expanded the channel to include content reflecting her pastime as a toy collector, with videos reviewing new Barbie collections, discussing doll history, or baking with Easy-Bake Ovens.{{cite web |last=White |first=Brett |date=January 28, 2021 |title=Trixie Mattel's YouTube Channel |url=https://decider.com/what-to-watch/trixie-mattels-youtube-channel/ |access-date=February 14, 2021 |website=Decider}} Mattel and Zamolodchikova resumed filming the fifth season of UNHhhh later in 2020 and launched their podcast The Bald and the Beautiful.{{cite web |last=Cadogan |first=Dominic |date=September 28, 2020 |title=Drag Race's Katya is Releasing Beauty Products with Trixie Cosmetics |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/head/article/50585/1/trixie-cosmetics-katya-zamolodchikova-collaboration-red-scare-lipstick-drag-race |access-date=February 14, 2021 |website=Dazed Digital |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418231610/https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/head/article/50585/1/trixie-cosmetics-katya-zamolodchikova-collaboration-red-scare-lipstick-drag-race |url-status=dead }} On July 14, 2020, Mattel and Zamolodchikova released Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood, an affectionate parody of women's self-help books. The book was a New York Times best-seller.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2020/08/02/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/|title = Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books – Best Sellers – Books – Aug. 2, 2020 – the New York Times|newspaper = The New York Times}}

In September 2020, Mattel released a cover of Lana Del Rey's "Video Games", which ranked 66 on the Scottish singles chart and 89 on the UK Downloads chart. In December 2020, Mattel and Zamolodchikova co-hosted the 10th Streamy Awards in Los Angeles. In the same ceremony, the duo was nominated for Show of the Year and Unscripted Series for UNHhhh, winning the latter category.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/youtube-streamy-awards-trixie-mattel-katya-1234845280/|title=YouTube Streamy Awards 2020 to Be Hosted by 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Alums Trixie Mattel and Katya|last=Spangler|first=Todd|work=Variety|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 8, 2020}}{{cite web |date=October 28, 2021 |title=Vanessa Williams, Trixie Mattel to Judge Drag Singing Competition Show |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/queen-of-the-universe-judges-vanessa-williams-trixie-mattel-leona-lewis-michelle-visage-1235099240/ |access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=Variety}}

In February 2021, Mattel released a cover of the Violent Femmes track "Blister in the Sun." She also announced the EP Full Coverage, Vol. 1, which included both singles "Video Games" and "Blister in the Sun," as well as a cover of "Jackson" with Orville Peck. The EP was released on April 30, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Maas|first=Tyler|date=April 30, 2021|title=Hear Trixie Mattel pay tribute to Johnny Cash, Cher, more on her new 'Full Coverage Vol. 1' EP|url=https://milwaukeerecord.com/music/hear-trixie-mattel-pay-tribute-to-johnny-cash-cher-more-on-her-new-full-coverage-vol-1-ep/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Milwaukee Record|language=en-US}}

In May 2021, Mattel announced that she would star in Trixie Motel, a reality series on Discovery+. The series would follow Mattel, her (at the time) partner David, and "famous" friends as they renovated a motel in Palm Springs.{{cite journal |last1=Street |first1=Mikelle |title=Trixie Mattel Announces She's Getting Her Own TV Show, 'Trixie Motel' |journal=Out |date=May 20, 2021 |url=https://www.out.com/television/2021/5/20/trixie-mattel-announces-shes-getting-her-own-tv-show-trixie-motel |access-date=May 21, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/drag-race-star-trixie-mattel-discovery-show-trixie-motel/|title = Drag Race's Trixie Mattel Tackles Hotel Renovation in New Discovery+ Show|date = May 23, 2021}} The renovations began in the fall of 2021, and the series premiered on June 3, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/drag/2022/3/28/trixie-mattel-spent-24-million-her-palm-springs-trixie-motel|title=Trixie Mattel Spent $2.4 Million on Her Palm Springs Trixie Motel|last=Street|first=Mikelle|work=Out Magazine|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022}}

In August 2021, Mattel and Zamolodchikova launched their newsletter Gooped, which includes light-hearted advice.{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Queer Forty|date=August 20, 2021|title=Trixie & Katya announce GOOPED newsletter on Substack|url=https://queerforty.com/trixie-katya-announce-gooped-newsletter-on-substack|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Queer Forty|language=en-US}} In November 2021, Mattel announced "The Trixie Doll," a collectible fashion doll in her likeness, in collaboration with Integrity Toys.{{Cite web|title=The Trixie Doll|url=https://wclubforum.com/trixie/|website=The Trixie Doll}}

In September 2021, Producer Entertainment Group debuted a vodka line in collaboration with the Mexican distillery Casa Maestri. The line, titled Serv Vodka, consists of six flavors each inspired by a drag queen on the PEG roster: pink lemonade (Mattel); pineapple (Manila Luzon); mixed berries (Trinity the Tuck); blood orange (Sharon Needles); green apple (Monét X Change); and original unflavored (Alaska Thunderfuck 5000).{{Cite web|url=https://servvodka.com|title=Serv Vodka|website=servvodka.com/}}

In December 2021, the drag queen singing competition Queen of the Universe premiered, featuring Mattel as one of the four judges. The second and final season, which premiered in June 2023, also featured Mattel on the judging panel.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/queen-of-the-universe-grag-queen-performance-preview-video/|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|title=Trixie Mattel gags over Amy Winehouse cover in 'Queen of the Universe' performance |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 1, 2021|access-date=April 8, 2022}}

On November 12, 2021, Mattel released the single "Hello Hello," loosely inspired by 60s power pop. The single's music video was choreographed by fellow drag race alumna Laganja Estranja.{{Cite web|last=Kirkl|first=Justin|date=November 12, 2021|title=Trixie Mattel Has Gone Go-Go|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a38222577/trixie-mattel-hello-hello-music-video/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Esquire|language=en-US}} Joseph Longo of Them said: "With "Hello Hello," Mattel makes her case for pop star status — elaborate choreography, suave backup dancers, expressive makeup, and a sparkly mini-dress."{{Cite web|date=November 15, 2021|title=Trixie Mattel Is Making a Bid for Pop Stardom|url=https://www.them.us/story/trixie-mattel-new-single-hello-hello|access-date=2021-11-16|website=them.|language=en-US}} The single "This Town" featuring Shakey Graves followed on January 28, 2022, along with the announcement of her fourth studio album, a double album called The Blonde & Pink Albums. The third single, "C'mon, Loretta," was released on April 15, 2022, with the full 14-track album following in June 2022.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/trixiemattel/status/1512447604663062529|title=Trixie Mattel on Twitter: "...The Blonde & Pink Albums drop this summer!..."|website=Twitter|access-date=April 8, 2022}}

In the spring of 2022, it was announced Mattel would co-star with Zamolodchikova in the dating show From Katya with Love to help her find a partner, although the series was ultimately not greenlit.{{cite AV media |url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/drag-superstar-katya-partners-with-taimi-on-forthcomingfrom-katya-with-loveshow |title=Drag Superstar Katya Partners With Taimi On Forthcoming From Katya With Love Show |date=July 1, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2021 |website=Shore Fire Media}}{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Trixie Mattel to help Katya find romance in From Katya With Love |url=https://www.avclub.com/trixie-mattel-to-help-katya-find-romance-in-dating-seri-1847642583 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}} On April 8, 2022, Entertainment Weekly (EW) announced the then-upcoming release of Trixie and Katya's second book, Working Girls: Trixie & Katya's Guide to Professional Womanhood. EW reported that the book includes "advice for people entering the modern workplace, including satirical tips for choosing a career path, navigating the 'Nine Circles of Retail Hell,' corporate culture, grappling with suspicions that your colleague 'doesn't really hope their emails finds you well,' and the inevitable sailing into one's retiree era." The book also included quizzes and an aptitude test.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/books/trixie-katya-working-girls-book-cover/|title=From cover girls to cover letters, see Trixie Mattel and Katya's new Working Girls book jacket|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688240/working-girls-by-trixie-mattel-and-katya/|title=Working Girls by Trixie Mattel an Katya|website=Penguin Random House|access-date=April 8, 2022}}

In 2023, Mattel announced partnerships with Etsy, Maybelline, LinkedIn, and The Sims.{{Cite instagram |user=trixiemattel |postid=CukWPFTMp1z |title=You never know what your next in might be to take your career to the next level. |date=July 11, 2023}}{{Cite instagram |user=trixiemattel |postid=CumtqoSRdCj |title=Playing @TheSims gave me the opportunity to discover my dreams long before they all came true. |date=July 12, 2023}}{{Cite instagram |user=trixiemattel |postid=CuGFCRAPY4x |title=If you know anything about me, you know I LOVE saving money, and I LOVE @maybelline. |date=June 29, 2023}}{{Cite instagram |user=trixiemattel |postid=CthLslCA6up |title=We are so excited for you to shop our Trixie and Katya Curated Collections on Etsy! |date=June 15, 2023}} Mattel was featured on the cover of the June 2023 edition of Los Angeles magazine.{{Cite instagram |user=trixiemattel |postid=CtZkzGnPGbF |title=~just girly things~ |date=June 12, 2023}} Also in June 2023, Mattel partnered with the online survival horror video game Dead by Daylight to co-host its annual Into the Rainbow charity event with streamer Negaoryx in support of Pride Month and the It Gets Better Project.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-31 |title=Slay your way Into the Rainbow with Trixie Mattel in Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/trixie |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}} That same year, she made a guest appearance as Skelly Vonderbone in the Nickelodeon animated series Monster High.

In June 2024, a second season of the renovation reality series Trixie Motel premiered on Max, following the renovation of Mattel's own home. Mattel also guest starred as Shazam in the FX comedy series English Teacher.{{cite web|url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trixie-mattel-guest-starring-brian-150904570.html|title= Trixie Mattel is guest starring in Brian Jordan Alvarez's hilarious new FX show|first=Bernardo|last=Sim|website=Yahoo!|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=August 10, 2024}}

In April 2025, Mattel released a cover of RuPaul's "Supermodel (You Better Work)" with Vincint, and performed it at Coachella.{{Cite web |last= |title=Trixie Mattel Announces Cover of Iconic RuPaul Hit "Supermodel (You Better Work)" |url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/trixie-mattel-announces-cover-of-iconic-rupaul-hit-supermodel-you-better-work |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Shore Fire Media |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-14 |title=At Coachella, Trixie Mattel Paints the Desert Pink with Her Disco DJ Set |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a64467886/trixie-mattel-coachella-dolab-interview/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}

On May 1, 2019, Mattel announced that she would be releasing her makeup brand, Trixie Cosmetics, later that month, and it would be available at RuPaul's DragCon LA on May 24, 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2019/5/01/trixie-mattel-launching-her-own-beauty-brand|title=Trixie Mattel Is Launching Her Own Beauty Brand|magazine=Out|last=Dommu|first=Rose|publisher=Joe Landry|date=May 1, 2019|access-date=May 17, 2019}} Mattel had previously dipped into the makeup industry with her Oh Honey! collaboration with independent makeup brand Sugarpill Cosmetics in 2018.{{cite web|url= https://www.teenvogue.com/story/trixie-mattel-sugarpill-cosmetics-oh-honey-dragcon-rupaul-drag-race-interview|title=Trixie Mattel on Her New Sugarpill Cosmetics Makeup Line Oh Honey!, DragCon, and the Future of Drag|last=Tsao|first=Tommy|work=Teen Vogue|date=September 20, 2018|access-date=February 14, 2021}}

In 2020, Trixie Cosmetics launched a collaboration collection with Zamolodchikova called "Red Scare". The brand has also released collaboration collections with Juno Birch{{cite web|url=https://trixiecosmetics.com/collections/trixie-x-juno |title=TRIXIE X JUNO |website=trixiecosmetics.com |publisher=Trixie Cosmetics |access-date=July 12, 2023}} and Laganja Estranja.{{Cite web |title=extravaGANJA |url=https://trixiecosmetics.com/collections/extravaganja |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Trixie Cosmetics |language=en}}

In February 2021, Mattel announced that she had become co-owner of Wisconsin's oldest LGBTQ+ bar, This Is It!, located in Milwaukee.{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/2021/02/02/drag-superstar-trixie-mattel-now-co-owner-it-oldest-lgbtq-bar-wisconsin/4290883001/|title=Drag superstar Trixie Mattel is now the co-owner of This Is It!, the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Wisconsin.|last=Levy|first=Piet|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 22, 2021}}

This Is It! permanently closed in March 2025, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and street closures for its financial struggles. {{Cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/2025/03/09/this-is-it-milwaukees-historic-lgbtq-bar-closes-permanently/82151288007/|title=Milwaukee's This Is It!, one of country's oldest LGBTQ+ bars, permanently closes Sunday|first=Hope|last=Karnopp|website=Journal Sentinel}}

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Mattel and her then-partner David Silver bought a fixer-upper motel in Palm Springs, California, originally named Ruby Montana's Coral Sands Inn, for $1.9 million. Initially, she had planned to transform it into an Airbnb rental but changed her mind after viewing the property. Instead, Mattel decided to renovate the motel to reflect the aesthetics of her drag persona, enlisting designer Dani Dazey to collaborate on the project. The renovation process was the subject of the Discovery+ original docuseries Trixie Motel, which aired in 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.out.com/drag/2022/3/28/trixie-mattel-spent-24-million-her-palm-springs-trixie-motel | title=Trixie Mattel Spent $2.4 Million on Her Palm Springs Trixie Motel | date=March 28, 2022 }} In 2024, Mattel and Silver produced a spin-off series, Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home, which followed the renovation of their own home. At the conclusion of this 4-part series, Silver announced that he and Mattel planned to renovate another motel in the future.{{Cite web |title=Trixie Mattel & David Silver to Host 'Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home' Show |url=https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/trixie-motel-drag-me-home |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}

In addition to her comedic drag persona, Mattel is also a country folk singer-songwriter. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Mattel recounted that her grandfather was a country singer who taught her how to begin playing guitar. But, growing up, she hated country music and thought it was "old people music." However, she grew to love and appreciate country as an adult, recognizing its depth, complexity, and humor with artists like June Carter Cash and Dolly Parton especially contributing to her newfound appreciation. Mattel also said that she learned guitar by listening to George Jones, Conway Twitty, and Johnny Cash. Although she learned to play folk-country, the type of music she listened to on the radio was folk-pop from performers such as Jason Isbell, Kris Kristofferson, Aimee Mann, Michelle Branch, and Kacey Musgraves.{{cite magazine |date=March 29, 2018 |title=Drag Queen Trixie Mattel on Her Country Albums, Kacey Musgraves Obsession |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/features/rupaul-drag-race-trixie-mattel-country-albums-kacey-musgraves-w518524 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616220801/https://www.rollingstone.com/country/features/rupaul-drag-race-trixie-mattel-country-albums-kacey-musgraves-w518524 |url-status=dead }} Currently, Mattel finds that her music is inspired by Miley Cyrus and Kacey Musgraves, referring to them as "two fringe-country kindred spirits."{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2018 |title=Country-Singing Drag Queen Trixie Mattel On Her Surprise Success: 'Country Fans Are Perceived To Be More Closed-Minded Than They Really Are' |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/country-singing-drag-queen-trixie-mattel-on-her-surprise-success-country-fans-are-perceived-to-be-more-closed-minded-than-they-really-are_n_5acf7b24e4b0edca2cb739af |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=HuffPost |language=en}} Several of Mattel's influences for the finished version of her third studio album, Barbara, include The Go-Go's, Blondie, The B-52's, Fountains of Wayne, Weezer, Aimee Mann, and The Click Five.{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2020 |title=An AMA About Barbara! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/f6ww20/comment/fi7qnpq/?context=3 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=Reddit}}

Mattel is also a DJ, posting a remix of the Black Eyed Peas song "My Humps" in July 2023, and later Aqua's "Barbie Girl" and Megan Thee Stallion's "Her".{{cite web |date=July 27, 2023 |title=My Humps (Trixie Mattel Remix) |url=https://soundcloud.com/trixie-mattel/my-humps-trixie-mattel-remix

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Firkus is gay.{{cite tweet|number=888511437009698817|user=trixiemattel|title=I'm a gay person who specializes in gay activities.|date=July 21, 2017}} He was in a relationship with filmmaker David Silver, who also produced his documentary Moving Parts, from 2016 to 2024.{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2021 |title=Inside Trixie Mattel's life, her upbringing and boyfriend |url=https://www.stylesrant.com/inside-trixie-mattels-life/}}{{cite magazine |last=Reddish |first=David |date=April 28, 2019 |title=Trixie Mattel on Katya's mental breakdown caught on film in her dragumentary, 'Moving Parts' |url=https://www.queerty.com/trixie-mattel-time-moms-boyfriend-pulled-gun-teen-queen-20190428 |magazine=Queerty |access-date=October 27, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/celebs/trixie-mattel-david-silver-breakup-video-watch |title=Trixie Mattel & partner David Silver have officially broken up |last=Sim |first=Bernardo |website=out.com |publisher=Out|access-date=December 30, 2024}} He is a vegetarian,{{cite tweet|number=610533359714893824|user=trixiemattel|title=I'm a vegetarian !|first=Trixie|last=Mattel|date=June 15, 2015|access-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519175211/https://twitter.com/trixiemattel/status/610533359714893824|archive-date=May 19, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|number=1012961007453528067|user=trixiemattel|title=Triggered. Also I'm a vegetarian.|first=Trixie|last=Mattel|date=June 30, 2018|access-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920022742/https://twitter.com/trixiemattel/status/1012961007453528067|archive-date=September 20, 2018|url-status=live}} an atheist, and a collector of Barbie dolls.{{Citation |title=The History of Barbie {{!}} A Guided Tour by Trixie Mattel | date=March 20, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZve3d8Uwq8 |access-date=2023-07-16 |language=en}}

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• Two Birds (2017)
• One Stone (2018)
• Barbara (2020)
• The Blonde & Pink Albums (2022)

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• Ages 3 and Up (2015–2017){{cite magazine|url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/trixie-mattel-from-rupauls-drag-race-to-perform-in-chicago|title=Trixie Mattel from RuPaul's Drag Race to perform in Chicago|last1=Guerino|first1=Adam|date=June 9, 2015|magazine=Time Out Chicago|publisher=Time Out Group|access-date=March 31, 2018}}
• Now with Moving Parts Tour (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/03/23/596143814/trixie-mattel-americas-next-top-folk-country-comedy-drag-artist|title=Trixie Mattel: America's Next Top Folk-Country Comedy Drag Artist|last1=Lorusso|first1=Marissa|date=March 23, 2018|publisher=NPR|access-date=March 31, 2018}}
• Super Bowl Cut (2018)
• Skinny Legend Tour (2019){{cite news|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/trixie-mattel-uk-tour-newcastle-14662258|title=Drag Race All Stars champion Trixie Mattel announces UK tour including date in Newcastle|last1=Duke|first1=Simon|date=May 15, 2018|newspaper=Evening Chronicle|publisher=Reach plc|access-date=July 18, 2018}}
• Grown Up Tour (2020–2022){{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/trixie-mattel-is-all-grown-up-her-relationship-new-tour-and-all-the-other-moving-parts-exclusive |title=Trixie Mattel Is All 'Grown Up': Her Relationship, New Tour and All the Other Moving Parts (Exclusive) |last1=Kile |first1=Meredith B. |date=October 24, 2019 |website=Entertainment Tonight |publisher=CBS Television Distribution |access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191217031933/https://www.etonline.com/trixie-mattel-is-all-grown-up-her-relationship-new-tour-and-all-the-other-moving-parts-exclusive |archive-date=December 17, 2019}}
• Solid Pink Disco Tour (2022–2025)

• Trixie and Katya Live! (with Katya) (2022–2023)
• The Bald and the Beautiful Tour (with Katya) (2022–2024)

• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour (Cyndi Lauper) (2024)

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• Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood. Plume. 2020. {{ISBN|9780593086704}}.
• Working Girls: Trixie and Katya's Guide to Professional Womanhood. Plume. 2022. {{ISBN|9780593186114}}.

{{see also|Trixie and Katya#Awards and nominations|Trixie Motel#Reception}}

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• LGBTQ representation in country music

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• {{IMDb name|6083438|Brian Firkus}}
• {{cite magazine | last=Mar | first=Pollo Del | title='Drag Race' Star Trixie Mattel's Campy Look, Quirky Style Saved Her Love for Drag | magazine=The Huffington Post |publisher=AOL| date=May 30, 2016 | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pollo-del-mar/post_12034_b_10169646.html | access-date=December 7, 2016}}
• {{cite magazine | last=Mar | first=Pollo Del | title=Returning 'Drag Race' Star Trixie Mattel: My Elimination Made Fans Think the Competition Was Scripted | magazine=The Huffington Post |publisher=AOL | date=April 22, 2015 | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pollo-del-mar/post_9321_b_7111260.html | access-date=December 7, 2016}}
• {{cite magazine | title=Milwaukee drag superstar Trixie Mattel was on the 'American Horror Story' season finale | magazine=Milwaukee Record | date=November 18, 2016 | url=http://milwaukeerecord.com/film/milwaukee-drag-superstar-trixie-mattel-american-horror-story-season-finale/ | ref={{sfnref | Milwaukee Record | 2016}} | access-date=December 7, 2016}}
• [https://trixiecosmetics.com/ Trixie Cosmetics official website] Retrieved December 12, 2022.

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