'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 8 Premiere: Trixie Mattel Dishes On Her Double Elimination & What's Next [EXCLUSIVE]
As RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 comes to a close, Enstars had the chance to chat with one of this year's most memorable queens.
While attending Logo TV's RuPaul's Drag Race season finale event in Los Angeles, Trixie Mattel showed up on the red carpet and had plenty to say about her time on the show. Known as the 'clown' of this season with her big blonde locks, piercing eyes, massive lipstick and colorful outfits, Trixie was one giant splash of charisma in the competition. It's no wonder that audiences gasped and threw fits when she was eliminated at 11th place. But little did some expect that she would be let back in the race a few episodes later...only to then be eliminated again.
Did Trixie see any of this coming? And what are her big plans from here? Check out the exclusive interview below.
ENSTARS: What was it like being eliminated, coming back and then being eliminated again?
Trixie Mattel: I think that RuPaul is a complex person who makes complex decisions that not everybody understands, including me. So for him to be able to bring me back and people to see a favorite come back and win the reading challenge and do all these other fun challenges, I think it made people feel like, "Okay, this is what I wanted." It's all good to give my fans a reason to believe in me to come back.
And then I lost again! You wanted to win Drag Race twice once you lose twice, that's my life. But it's an interesting experience. I will say this: They look for America's Drag Superstar and I think they still found it.
ES: What advice do you have for future contestants on the series?
TM: You have to be original. Because you can be Trixie Mattel and lose twice, and still have an amazing following because you have to be the only one that's you. You have to be in your own league of originality, your own league of your own style. You're one audition tape in a million; how are you special? I'm not saying create yourself into something, I'm saying bring on what makes you you.
ES: What were some of your favorite moments from the series?
TM: I loved winning the reading challenge. To me, that's one of the most important challenges on Drag Race. I loved winning the conjoined challenge with Pearl and coming back. And meeting John Waters. That was big.
ES: What are your plans for the future?
TM: Oh my god! Well, I learned on Drag Race that I'm not funny, I can't sing or win a lip-sync so I think I may go into real estate because there's a lot of money to be made there.
ES: Are you really?
TM: No, I'm kidding...it's comedy...no, I'm doing a traveling one-person show with me doing comedy dressed up as a Barbie acting like an idiot, you know, like I do...it's going to be great!
