Trixie Motel

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Trixie Motel
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Promotional poster
Genre Reality television
Created by
Directed byBob Schermerhorn
Starring
  • Trixie Mattel
  • David Silver
  • Brandon Lim
  • Dani Dazey
  • David Rios
  • Dan Vickery
Opening theme"Stay the Night" by Trixie Mattel
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
Production location Palm Springs, California
CinematographyDaniel Brothers
Production company Scott Brothers Entertainment
Original release
Network Discovery+
ReleaseJune 3 (2022-06-03) 
July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
Network Max
ReleaseJune 1 (2024-06-01) 
June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22)

Trixie Motel is an American reality television docuseries that follows Trixie Mattel (the stage name of drag queen Brian Firkus) and her partner David Silver as they buy and renovate a rundown motel in Palm Springs, California. [1] [2]

Contents

A second season, titled Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home, premiered on June 1, 2024 on Max. [3]

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. [4]

Cast

Main

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"

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"

Season 1 Episode 6, "Malibu Barbara"

Season 1 Episode 7, "Oh Honeymoon"

Season 1 Episode 8, "Pride Grand Opening"

Season 2 Episode 1, "Oh Honey! I'm Home!"

Season 2 Episode 2, "Out of the Closet and Into the Bedroom"

Season 2 Episode 3, "Shaken, Served and Slayed"

Season 2 Episode 4, "Home to Slay"

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

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 8June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) Discovery+
2 4June 1, 2024 (2024-06-01)June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) Max

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byOriginal release date
11"Pink Flamingo"Bob SchermerhornJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
22"Queen of Hearts"Bob SchermerhornJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
33"Yeehaw Cowgirl"Bob SchermerhornJune 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)
44"Atomic Bombshell"Bob SchermerhornJune 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)
55"Flower Power"Bob SchermerhornJune 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
66"Malibu Barbara"Bob SchermerhornJuly 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)
77"Oh Honeymoon"Bob SchermerhornJuly 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)
88"Pride Grand Opening"Bob SchermerhornJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)

Season 2: Drag Me Home (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date [5]
91"Oh Honey! I'm Home!"June 1, 2024 (2024-06-01)
102"Out of the Closet and Into the Bedroom"June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08)
113"Shaken, Served and Slayed"June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15)
124"Home to Slay"June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22)

Promotion

The trailer for the series was released via YouTube on May 4, 2022, [6] 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. [7] Shortly after the series' premiere Discovery+ published ten-minute sneak peek clips of the beginnings of the first two episodes via their YouTube channel. [8] [9] 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.
2023 Queerty Awards Reality/Docu-seriesTrixie MotelWon [10]
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Reality Program Nominated [11]
Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Best Lifestyle Show: Home/GardenNominated [12]
Best Show HostTrixie Mattel

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