But because IвЂ™m in drag I try to give it a little more sparkle to match the person I am when I do the show.вЂќ Hitting the stage in a sky-high blonde wig and makeup painted for the nosebleeds, Mattel found herself writing songs like the beachy rave-up вЂњLove You in HiFiвЂќ and the bratty, surf rock-indebted вЂњNew Thing.вЂќ вЂњThese are songs I would never write for yourself out of drag to sing,вЂќ Mattel tells Billboard. Lyrical metaphors, mid-tempos, thatвЂ™s my home base.

вЂњLeft to my own devices, my sound is more вЂThis Town,'вЂќ Mattel says, referencing the gentle, contemplative collaboration with Shakey Graves on her new double LP set The Blonde & Pink Albums. And as her wildly successful drag career вЂ“ from comedy to cosmetics вЂ“ began to take over her life, MattelвЂ™s approach to music changed, too. 1 on the Heatseekers Albums Chart shortly after MattelвЂ™s coronation.

Madonna Makes Out With Tokischa During NYC Pride WeekДЄ victory on the third season of RuPaulвЂ™s Drag Race All Stars in 2018 helped push MattelвЂ™s musical career to the next level, with second album One Stone debuting at No. вЂњI was lip syncing at clubs at night for money and then doing songwriters showcases on the other nights, trying to get my songs heard.вЂќДЇirst Out: New Music From Lil Nas X, Muna, Dove Cameron & More I wanted to be a songwriter up until the moment I submitted that Drag Race audition,вЂќ Mattel, who competed on season 7 of RuPaulвЂ™s Drag Race in 2015, tells Billboard. вЂњSongwriting is something IвЂ™ve loved way longer than IвЂ™ve loved drag. Then again, back in the day, a Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter named Brian Firkus didnвЂ™t exactly plan on becoming an internationally renowned drag queen either. For someone whose first two albums existed comfortably within the folk/Americana space, Trixie Mattel вЂ“ a lifelong fan of acoustic singer-songwriter fare вЂ“ didnвЂ™t foresee that in just a few years, sheвЂ™d be trading in her Carter Family feelings for B-52вЂ™s and Go-GoвЂ™s vibes and going full-band rock.

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