Trixie Mattel
Trixie Mattel in concert in 2019
Born	Brian Michael Firkus (1989-08-23) August 23, 1989 (age 36) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BFA)
Occupations	Drag queen television personality singer-songwriter comedian entrepreneur DJ YouTuber
Years active	2008–present
Known for	RuPaul's Drag Race RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars UNHhhh The Bald and the Beautiful I Like to Watch
Title	Founder and CEO of Trixie Cosmetics Co-owner of Trixie Motel
Musical career
Genres	Country folk Americana folk power pop pop
Instruments	Vocals Guitar Autoharp Clarinet Turntables
Labels	Producer Entertainment Group ATO Records
Musical artist
YouTube information
Channel	Trixie Mattel
Genres	Comedy beauty music toys
Subscribers	2.4 million
Views	600.3 million
Last updated: April 30, 2026
Website	www.trixiemattel.com

Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, singer-songwriter, DJ, and entrepreneur originally from Marinette County, Wisconsin.^[a] She^[b] is known for her exaggerated, 1960s-influenced style, distinctive eye makeup, and musical repertoire that blends comedy with acoustic pop and folk-country music, with skills in guitar^[5] and the autoharp.^[6][7] In 2015, she competed in the seventh season of the drag reality television competition series RuPaul's Drag Race and returned to win the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Mattel has also made guest appearances in various iterations of the Drag Race franchise, additionally appearing as a judge on the spinoff series Queen of the Universe (2021–2023).

Mattel formed the popular comedy duo known as Trixie and Katya alongside fellow drag queen and frequent collaborator Katya Zamolodchikova. Together, they starred in the World of Wonder web series UNHhhh (2016–2023) and its Viceland spin-off The Trixie & Katya Show (2017–2018). The pair also host the Netflix review web series I Like to Watch (2019–present) and the podcast The Bald and the Beautiful (2020–present).

Mattel's music style began as 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 No. 16. She went on to star in the documentary film Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019). Her third studio album, Barbara (2020), featured an "electro-folk" sound, while her fourth studio album, The Blonde & Pink Albums (2022), was a double album featuring a "power pop" sound. Her musical comedy special, Trixie Mattel: One Night Only (2020), was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award. She also produced and starred in the renovation docuseries Trixie Motel (2022–2024), which chronicled the opening of her own Palm Springs resort of the same name.

Co-published with Zamolodchikova, Mattel's first book, Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood (2020), became a New York Times bestseller. She appeared on New York Magazine's list of "The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America", ranking fourth.^[8] She also operates a YouTube channel focused on beauty, featuring frequent collaborations with fellow drag queens and various celebrities such as Iggy Azalea, Nicole Byer, Brittany Broski, Rebecca Black and Margaret Cho. Mattel's business ventures include being the founder, sole owner and CEO of Trixie Cosmetics, a cosmetics brand launched in 2019.^[9][10] 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.^[11]

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