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Aug 2024
47m 2s

In the Playroom with Trixie Mattel

LEMONADA MEDIA
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Trixie Mattel is a drag queen with an empire: a makeup line, a renovation show and a country music career. But before Trixie there was Brian Firkus, a small-town Wisconsin boy who played with Barbies and yearned for a life with the same potential and beauty. Trixie tells Sam stories about her upbringing, the first time she ever performed drag, and what her b ... Show More
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