 Trixie Mattel is Brian Michael Furchus' stage name as singer, actor and famed drag queen. While Trixie won RuPaul's Drag Race All-Star Season 3, he competed prior to this in Season 7 as well. While Trixie is easily recognized by her extremely contoured makeup and Barbie-like style, her eyes to fame is also marked by her comedy being one half of a comic duo on Weiseland, The Trixie and Katya Show, as well as on YouTube's uh-huh. From the moment the Drag Race star became a fan favorite, the unique way she dolls up her face was always noticed. However, Trixie didn't always do her makeup that way. At the start of her drag career, she painted her face with a more traditional look but got bored and was almost going to quit drag altogether. Luckily, Trixie Mattel realized she had the power to turn her stage persona into whatever she dreamed and began to experiment with different looks that turned her into more of a doll than a human. So today, we're going to look at Trixie's Before and After Transformation. Brian Michael Furchus was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is half Ojibwe growing up to a single mother and absent father, while later being subjected to emotional and physical abuse from a homophobic stepfather who would call Brian a Trixie when he acted feminine. As you might have guessed, this inspired Brian's future drag name while her last name Mattel was inspired by her affinity for Mattel Barbie dolls and children's toys. Brian moved in with his grandparents at age 15, a period which Trixie speaks about in the 2019 documentary Moving Part. His grandfather was a country musician who taught Brian to play guitar, which is where his fascination with music ultimately began and this was encouraged by his grandfather as well. Trixie later said about this part of their childhood, my grandfather was a folk musician, I grew up playing guitar and singing at the kitchen table with my grandpa, that was in my blood and there was an understanding that I grow up and be a musician. Well, after high school, Trixie attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee to study musical theater where she also began dabbling in drag after being introduced to it performing in a production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Trixie realized that his journey to stardom might move quicker if he put on a dress since his singing career on its own didn't seem as promising to him. Well, the young queen first performed in drag at La Cage nightclub in Milwaukee, becoming a regular performer in Milwaukee's drag scene and quickly became a regional staple. Trixie said about this, I was living in Milwaukee and performing three nights a week in Chicago, one night in Madison, one night in Milwaukee. Singing wasn't happening, but drag was. I was like, well, music can be my hobby, drag will be my career and that's okay. I mean, I was dirt broke, but I was paying all my bills doing drag and I felt like a real artist. I felt fabulous. Trixie attended beauty school in 2014 before withdrawing to participate in RuPaul's Drag Race. In 2015, the confidence Trixie gained on the local scene inspired her to submit the audition tape for the seventh season of the show where she was accepted on her first attempt. However, showing up to the RuPaul workroom, Trixie became a bit unsure because all the competitors appeared to her as much more talented, diverse, and experienced than herself. But nobody would have known of Trixie's anxiety from the ballsy debut that she made on Drag Race. Fans fell for Trixie and her Barbie clown makeup at first sight, as well as her brilliant comedy. While she was an audience favorite, she was eliminated, placing sixth overall, but becoming the first queen to last more than one episode after being voted to return to the competition. Since her debut on the series, Trixie performed stand-up comedy tours, released a hit album, appeared on American Horror Story, and launched the popular web series Uh-huh, and the Trixie and Katya show with her fellow Drag Race co-star Katya. Of course, Trixie further returned to win the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race, All Stars, in 2018. It's no doubt that Trixie Mattel has her own unique makeup look, and she wants you to know it's supposed to be like that. Since debuting her wild contour face on Drag Race, it's become legendary in the drag community. Trixie said about this, I want to look like the most made up person in the world. Where else on my face could you put more makeup? There's nowhere. If I died tomorrow, I wouldn't want to look back and feel like, why didn't I go for a bright lipstick? I went for it every day. While she has one of the most recognizable faces in Drag Race history, Trixie's face still has gone through some changes over the years. At the beginning of her career, Trixie painted her face in a more traditional way, but claimed that she was getting bored with the look and she was even on the verge of quitting drag altogether. However, Mattel realized she could turn her stage persona and look into anything she dreamt of. Moving forward, she began experimenting with different looks that turned her into more of a doll than a person. Trixie said she found inspiration in toys that she always wanted to play with as a kid but was always judged for. Trixie's giant expressive eyes took on the shape of characters from My Little Pony while her silhouette was inspired by Polly Pocket and her extreme contour helped to make her look like she was made of plastic like a Barbie. About her look as Trixie, she revealed, I like being Trixie and I like that makeup. I never wanted to be one of those drag queens that is like a chameleon. I wanted to be like Coco Peru or Lady Bunny where you have a consistent look. She also said that her makeup got bigger following her first appearance on drag race, explaining after drag race I didn't win and I was mad. Everybody who doesn't win drag race thinks it's unfair but I look back and go oh no you were awful and you deserved it. But I think I was daring myself to put on more makeup and more makeup. I also got better at it. I got better at placement and being bolder with what the proportions of my features are. A Trixie face is all angles and all balancing. There's a lot on but there's a lot of balance there. According to Trixie, her makeup full face boasts equally extreme lights in dark such as a dark eye contrasted with a light lip or vice versa. Just like her classic makeup look but on steroids. While it's most definitely a look that's helped Trixie stand out from the crowd, not all our fans. Season 8 queen Asid Betty attacked Trixie's look when she popped up on screen for a message to Kim Chee during an episode of the backstage series Untucked. She said, Look at that ugly makeup, let's be honest that nose contour is atrocious. As you probably know, Trixie Mattel has found a ton of success in her drag career, winning the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and then competing on the TV special of RuPaul's Drag Race. Hollis-Lays spectacular and winning in a tie with other competitors. In 2020, Trixie released her third album, Barbara, to acclaim from Rolling Stone, Billboard People, Entertainment Weekly and more. She also released a New York Times best-selling book with Katya called Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womenhood and started a podcast with Katya called The Balds and the Beautiful. Some more ventures that came along for Trixie included a spot on the judging panel for the Paramount Plus Queen of the Universe singing competition, the Trixie Mattel one-day-only music comedy special and then, in 2022, Trixie's Discovery Plus reality reno show Trixie Motel debuted. Seeing how successful this queen is, I'm sure the future will bring only more for Trixie, but for now that will conclude today's Before and After video. But before we go, answer me this, do you have a signature makeup look that sets you apart from the rest like Let me know in the comments below. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and turn on your notifications. My name is Karah the Vampire Slayer, follow me on Instagram to chat further, and I'll see you all in another video. Bye!