Trace Lysette Quotes

I love drag queens... they perform me better than I ever could myself.

You're completely putting yourself on the line when you're in drag. They're either going to love you or they're going to hate you, but the most important part is having fun.

I was quite a shy person growing up, and drag was very much a shield for me to perform behind.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

I was an extroverted kid and performed, like, acting and singing. Then, the older I got, I realized I enjoyed performing things that I came up with myself more and I enjoyed making people laugh more than making people cry or think.

No matter what you're doing, whether it's a makeup tutorial or an interview or a lip sync, performance is the essence of drag. It is gender performance. Being able to produce a performance is what a superstar has to do.

I love to perform and express myself to inspire people.

Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.

For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as a performer.

Me in drag is kind of scary, actually. It's frightening. I actually look pretty good.

They say it's good but I didn't know what I was doing until I got into the suit and they put the moustache on me, and somehow, when I got all the drag on, it came out. It was the most amazing thing. I'm truly extraordinary.

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.

I love my lecture tours. I get up onstage. I have my stack of books and a glass of water and a microphone. No podium, no distance between me and the audience, and I just talk to people and get all excited and tell a lot of jokes, and sing some songs, and read from my work and remind people how powerful they are and how beautiful they are.

I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was on stage - that's probably the subconscious reason I became an actor.

Being an actress is the sublimation of feminity.

I love performing. I can get to be that person I always wanted to be - godlike.

I enjoyed making people laugh. I discovered that I loved that power over them. On stage, I felt I could really express who I was for the first time.

When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable - onstage, talking, making 'em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.

Acting is what I do with who I am.

I'm certainly not inventing anything new with drag.

I put on a little bit more makeup when I perform.

Drag has always made me feel less scared.

I liked theatre because I could hide behind a role I was playing, but now, I just love being on stage. I don't pretend that I'm anyone else, I just show my full range when I am up there, and it's very liberating.

Drag is really about reminding people that you are more than you think you are - you are more than what it says on your passport.

I'm a hardcore performer. The rest follows.