Trixie Mattel is rethinking pinkâŠat least for one night.
The RuPaulâs Drag Race alum arrived at the Vanderpump Dogs Foundation Gala last Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 wearing a toy-inspired look, but not her usual Barbiecore style. (Her drag name is Mattel, after all).
Instead, the drag performer turned reality TV and YouTube star, 35, donned a white Furby stole, which she joked was a tongue-in-cheek choice for the charity event that benefitted Lisa Vanderpumpâs dog rescue.
âTonight is about loving animals, and Iâm gonna say that this Furby died of natural causes,â Mattel joked about the animatronic toy that was a must-have in the late â90s. âIts double-A batteries died.â
Mattel donned a shimmering sky-blue gown that matched the palette of her new Snow Bunny makeup collection. Her signature sky-high, blond Dolly Parton-esque wig completed her wintery wardrobe.
âSheâs always in there somewhere,â Mattel said of the legendary singer.
Mattel also weighed on her return to social media after a months-long hiatus.
âWhen I left social media, it was a dumpster fire, and now itâs more like an entire dump on fire.â she told PEOPLE exclusively after her self-imposed break last June. âBut you know, my break taught me something very valuable â that drag is fun and enjoyable, and itâs not worth stressing out about. Besides, I live on the fun side of the internet.â
Mattel also weighed in on how members of the LGBTQ+ community can thrive amid a changing political climate.
âWell, you know that thing, like, âWhen they go low, we go high.â I think that also means hair.â Mattel said. âSo letâs see the wigs. Letâs see the extensions. Letâs see the Bumpits.â
âIâm never gonna leave the United States,â she concluded. âIâm gonna fight for everything that matters.â
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Mattel has had a long friendship with Vanderpump, appearing on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alumâs entertaining show Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump. Vanderpump, 64, returned the favor by guest-starring on Mattelâs 2022 renovation series Trixie Motel.
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