POP! Drag Queens – Trixie Mattel

Over the last few years, RuPaul’s Drag Race has become quite the cult phenomenon around the world. My wife is obsessed with it, and so by default I’ve ended up watching quite a lot of it too. It’s not necessarily something I’d go out of my way to watch, but it’s bright, it’s fun and a lot of the celebrity judges are great.

Several stars have emerged from the show already, one of whom is the subject of today’s review – Trixie Mattel. She first appeared on the show’s seventh season – and despite only finishing at 6th place, she rapidly emerged as a fan favourite. At time of writing, she’s appearing on RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars and acting as co-host of The Trixie & Katya Show.   

As you may have guessed from her name, Trixie Mattel often styles herself to look like some sort of Barbie doll. This is even reflected in the box design, which uses a parody of the Mattel logo and a very Barbie-esque shade of pink.

I’m not familiar enough with the show to know whether this is based on a specific outfit she wore in the show, but she looks easily recognisable. Paint is solid, particularly on her face – an essential part of getting this figure right. But with that said, this is actually the second Trixie I picked up for my wife. The first was missing its mouth – it just hadn’t been painted on at all!

The POP! Drag Queens has the potential to be an interesting one. Currently there's three figures – Trixie here, Alaska Thunderfuck and of course, RuPaul himself. I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a few more in future, as RuPaul alone lends himself to an absolute ton of variants. It would be great to see Divine get added to the line at some point too. I think it’s a good fit for the format, and will likely appeal to the kitsch sensibilities of some, even if they aren’t otherwise interested in POPs.