Trixie Motel | |
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Genre | Reality television |
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Directed by | Bob Schermerhorn |
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Opening theme | "Stay the Night" by Trixie Mattel |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Production location | Palm Springs, California |
Cinematography | Daniel Brothers |
Production company | Scott Brothers Entertainment |
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Network | Discovery+ |
Release | June 3 – July 15, 2022 |
Network | Max |
Release | June 1 – June 22, 2024 |
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]
A second season, titled Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home, premiered on June 1, 2024 on Max. [3]
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]
Celebrity guests appear throughout the series to assist the owners and give them advice on how to renovate their property.
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.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 8 | June 3, 2022 | July 15, 2022 | Discovery+ | |
2 | 4 | June 1, 2024 | June 22, 2024 | Max |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "Pink Flamingo" | Bob Schermerhorn | June 3, 2022 |
2 | 2 | "Queen of Hearts" | Bob Schermerhorn | June 3, 2022 |
3 | 3 | "Yeehaw Cowgirl" | Bob Schermerhorn | June 10, 2022 |
4 | 4 | "Atomic Bombshell" | Bob Schermerhorn | June 17, 2022 |
5 | 5 | "Flower Power" | Bob Schermerhorn | June 24, 2022 |
6 | 6 | "Malibu Barbara" | Bob Schermerhorn | July 1, 2022 |
7 | 7 | "Oh Honeymoon" | Bob Schermerhorn | July 8, 2022 |
8 | 8 | "Pride Grand Opening" | Bob Schermerhorn | July 15, 2022 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [5] |
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9 | 1 | "Oh Honey! I'm Home!" | June 1, 2024 |
10 | 2 | "Out of the Closet and Into the Bedroom" | June 8, 2024 |
11 | 3 | "Shaken, Served and Slayed" | June 15, 2024 |
12 | 4 | "Home to Slay" | June 22, 2024 |
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.
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Queerty Awards | Reality/Docu-series | Trixie Motel | Won | [10] |
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Nominated | [11] | ||
Critics' Choice Real TV Awards | Best Lifestyle Show: Home/Garden | Nominated | [12] | ||
Best Show Host | Trixie Mattel | ||||
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