Trixie Motel is an American reality television docuseries that follows Trixie Mattel (the stage name of drag queen Brian Firkus) 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 (season 1) Dani Dazey, the motel renovation's interior designer (season 1) David Rios, the motel renovation's project manager (season 1) Dan Vickery, interior designer for Trixie and David's new home (season 2)
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" Lisa Vanderpump, restaurateur and television personality Old Gays, social media personalities Andrew and Nicole Norman of Mojo Glassworks
Season 1 Episode 2, "Queen of Hearts" Nicole Byer, actress and comedian Mo Heart, drag queen Nicholas Scheppard and Jenson Titus of Very Gay Paint Vania Nasution and Jessica Stevens of Trixie Cosmetics
Season 1 Episode 3, "Yeehaw Cowgirl" Orville Peck, country singer Brittany Broski, internet personality
Season 1 Episode 4, "Atomic Bombshell" Jaida Essence Hall, drag queen Juno Birch, drag queen George Schneider, co-owner of This Is It! Val Zlomaniec, Trixie's mother Samantha Zlomaniec, Trixie's sister Nicholas Scheppard and Jenson Titus of Very Gay Paint Christy Holstege, Mayor of Palm Springs
Season 1 Episode 5, "Flower Power" Jonathan Scott, television personality and producer Zooey Deschanel, actress and singer Iggy Azalea, rapper and model
Season 1 Episode 6, "Malibu Barbara" Leslie Jordan, actor and writer Belinda Carlisle, musician Ashley Levy, songwriter and record producer Tomas Costanza, songwriter and record producer
Season 1 Episode 7, "Oh Honeymoon" Gigi Gorgeous, internet personality, actress and model Jonathan Bennett, actor and TV host Jaymes Vaughan, actor and TV host
Season 1 Episode 8, "Pride Grand Opening" Jaymes Mansfield, drag queen Emily Hampshire, actress Juno Birch, drag queen Katya Zamolodchikova, drag queen Monét X Change, drag queen Fena Barbitall, drag queen Bob the Drag Queen, drag queen Manila Luzon, drag queen Kim Chi, drag queen Alaska Thunderfuck, drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes, drag queen Nicholas Scheppard and Jenson Titus of Very Gay Paint
Season 2 Episode 1, "Oh Honey! I'm Home!" Christine Quinn, realtor and television personality Drew Scott, television personality and producer Jonathan Scott, television personality and producer
Season 2 Episode 2, "Out of the Closet and Into the Bedroom" Juno Birch, drag queen Orville Peck, country singer Nicole Byer, actress and comedian
Season 2 Episode 3, "Shaken, Served and Slayed" Katya Zamolodchikova, drag queen Nicholas Scheppard and Jenson Titus of Very Gay Paint James Mobley, artist Jaymes Mansfield, drag queen Gia Gunn, drag queen Lyric, Trixie Mattel impersonator and drag queen Jeffrey Bernstein, Mayor pro tem of Palm Springs, California
Season 2 Episode 4, "Home to Slay" Lisa Vanderpump, hospitality mogul and reality star Brittany Broski, Internet personality 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 Accolades +YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.2023Queerty AwardsReality/Docu-seriesTrixie MotelGLAAD Media AwardsOutstanding Reality ProgramCritics' Choice Real TV AwardsBest Lifestyle Show: Home/Gardenrowspan="2" Best Show HostTrixie Mattel 2024 Queerty Awards Next Big Thing Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home 2025Canadian Cinema Editors AwardsBest Editing in LifestyleLindsay Ragone, "Oh Honey! I'm Home!" - Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home
References
External links
Trixie Motel at IMDb