Biography
Trixie Mattel, born Brian Michael Firkus, is an American drag performer, actor, singer-songwriter and comedian from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He holds a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Mattel rose to prominence as a contestant on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2015) and won the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (2018). He has appeared as himself or in character in series including American Horror Story, The Comeback and English Teacher (2024), playing Shazam. Mattel has released studio albums including Two Birds (2017) and One Stone (2018), and co-hosted the web series UNHhhh and its television spin-off The Trixie & Katya Show with Katya Zamolodchikova.
