Trixie Motel


Trixie Motel is an American reality television docuseries that follows Trixie Mattel and her then-partner David Silver as they buy and renovate a rundown motel in Palm Springs, California.
A second season, titled Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home, premiered on June 1, 2024 on Max.

Background

Mattel based the aesthetics of the motel on her drag character, her web series UNHhhh with Katya Zamolodchikova, and her beauty brand Trixie Cosmetics, among other inspirations. The location was originally named Ruby Montana's Coral Sands Inn; Mattel had originally planned to transform it into an Airbnb rental but changed her mind after viewing the property. According to Mattel she spent around $1.9 million to purchase the space and $500,000 to renovate it, enlisting designer Dani Dazey to collaborate on the project.

Cast

Main

  • Trixie Mattel, drag queen, comedian, singer and co-owner of the motel
  • David Silver, film and television producer, Trixie's ex-partner and co-owner of the motel
  • Brandon Lim, Trixie's assistant
  • Dani Dazey, the motel renovation's interior designer
  • David Rios, the motel renovation's project manager
  • Dan Vickery, interior designer for Trixie and David's new home

    Special guests

Celebrity guests appear throughout the series to assist the owners and give them advice on how to renovate their property.

Season 1 Episode 1, "Pink Flamingo"

Additionally, many of the guest stars from the season came to the housewarming party, including Orville Peck, Nicole Byer, Nicholas Scheppard, Jenson Titus, and Katya.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2: ''Drag Me Home'' (2024)

Promotion

The trailer for the series was released via YouTube on May 4, 2022, featuring Mattel's song "Stay the Night" from her fourth studio album The Blonde & Pink Albums, which was also used as the series' opening theme; Mattel said that she wrote the song with the series in mind before a television deal had been struck. Shortly after the series' premiere Discovery+ published ten-minute sneak peek clips of the beginnings of the first two episodes via their YouTube channel. Trixie has also used part of the first episode as her opening act during her "Grown Up" tour to help promote the series.

Reception

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