“I have always been really good at compartmentalizing, in a good way.
Cry up until I went on, cry during the show, and cry immediately after.
I just couldn’t keep the floodgate up.
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So, I had to be like, I’ve got to pull these shows.
I literally can barely get in drag.”
“I learned like, God, you as an artist can sometimes put up the block.
Sometimes I scare myself, especially on camera.
My mom could die and then I could go on camera and you would never know.”
“There are moments where you feel so, ‘Why did I want this?’
And then you feel bad for not brazenly being grateful and loving it,” Trixie said.
EW has reached out to a representative for Trixie for more information.
Listen to Trixie discuss her mental health on tour in the podcast episode above.
