Trixie Mattel chose the name Trixie as her official first name because when she was younger, she had a rough relationship with her stepfather.
According to her, whenever she was acting too feminine, her stepfather would call her Trixie as though it was a slur.
Trixie Mattel is part Ojibwe and comes from a Native American family in Crivitz, Wisconsin. Trixie Mattel freelanced at Sephora and also worked at Ulta and MAC.
Trixie Mattel’s comedy special, Trixie Mattel: One Night Only (2020) was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Television Award.
Trixie Mattel appears as a judge on the competition series Queen of the Universe (2021–present). Trixie Mattel starred in and produced the limited docuseries Trixie Motel.
Along with Zamolodchikova, Trixie Mattel published her first book, Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood (2020), which became a New York Times bestseller.
In October 2015, Trixie Mattel guest-starred in a special edition of WOWPresents’ Fashion Photo Review with fellow season seven contestant Katya Zamolodchikova.