Her family knows her better as Brian Firkus, but the world knows her as Trixie Mattel! Hers is a real 'rags to riches' story. She was born into-near poverty in a rough area of Wisconsin, but elevated herself to drag queen super-stardom. Her big break arrived when she was chosen to appear in the seventh season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race.' Sadly, she wasn't destined to win, but she managed to turn her appearance into a platform for better things.
Mattel, who takes her second name from the company who manufactures 'Barbie' dolls, is a YouTube sensation. She's teamed up with some of the queens she met on the show to start the catchily-titled series 'UNHhhh' on the video platform, starting off as a humble talk show before Viceland took notice of what they were doing and signed them up as 'The Trixie & Katya Show.' And speaking of Katya...