Podcast Summary: The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya
Episode: Lushious Massacr’s Plan for World Peace Through the Booty Hole
Date: December 9, 2025
Guest: Lushious Massacr
Hosts: Trixie Mattel, Katya Zamolodchikova
Overview
This riotous, deeply queer episode of “The Bald and the Beautiful” features beloved makeup maestro and viral sensation Lushious Massacr. Trixie and Katya, ever the irreverent duo, steer a wide-ranging conversation that is as hilarious as it is insightful—blending signature drag debauchery with affectionate realness about identity, community trauma, artistic evolution, and unconventional routes to self-acceptance. Expect confessions about butt stuff, reflections on the changing face of drag, and a bold thesis: world peace can only come “through the booty hole.”
Key Discussion Points and Insights
The Art and Identity of Drag
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Old-School vs. New-School Drag:
- Lushious, Trixie, and Katya reminisce about the era when drag meant total transformation—a “goddess at night, goblin during the day” aesthetic (08:23). Lushious sees today’s scene as “paint by numbers,” inspired but sometimes lacking originality or commitment to full illusion.
- Quote, Katya: “Because I wore a lot of makeup, it was like coming home… people wear a lot of makeup. They're the drag queens.” (14:52)
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Presenting as Male and Gender Play:
- Lushious talks humorously about struggling to “present as male,” revealing the freedom and challenge of gender fluidity in and out of drag.
- Quote, Lushious: “Who's gonna stick out for the creatures at home who can't present as men? You gotta help them out.” (17:16)
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Finding Self-Acceptance Through Radical Realness:
- The conversation encourages radical self-acceptance as the path to true originality in drag and life.
- Quote, Lushious: “If you believe in yourself and you accept yourself the way you are, you don’t make excuses… you’re gonna be an original.” (67:08)
The Rise of “Dragvestigations” and Social Media Stardom
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Content Creation During Hard Times:
- After work dried up, Lushious started the “Dragvestigations” series, blending drag, humor, and candid monologues in department and discount stores, finding viral success.
- Quote, Lushious: “I ain't got no more money to even pay my bills… I had to crash and burn and hit rock bottom… the next day, I started Dragvestigations.” (24:27–25:10)
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DIY Hustle:
- Lushious is a one-woman production team—”run in there, film myself, edit myself, do all… a one woman pony show.” (25:10)
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Signature Editing Style:
- Her self-recorded voiceovers and meme-worthy audio drops (“no, Brick, don’t do it, little girl!”) became a viral calling card, now even sought after by DJs.
- Quote, Lushious: “There’s a whole, like, three-minute audio that’s two years old… as I was editing my videos for TikTok, I was like, I’m gonna put in these audios after every little cut that I do. And it became a thing.” (29:26)
Queer Joy, Trauma, and Hypersexual Humor
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How “The Booty Hole” Became a Platform for Healing:
- The trio dives into explicit, comedic territory about sex, bodily noises, and “ass play”—using it as a metaphor for both queer liberation and the trauma response to heteronormative oppression.
- Quote, Lushious: “If all the men in America all of a sudden just started playing with their booty hole, I think that would… we would reach world peace.” (50:40)
- Quote, Katya: “Straight people are mad at us for the way we talk rough. But it’s how we process shit that you put on us.” (32:37)
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Judgment and Hypocrisy:
- Jokes are made about closeted conservatives obsessed with queer sexuality while hiding their own kinks.
- Quote, Trixie: “Guess what these motherfuckers are doing behind the scene? Getting their assholes blown out.” (33:15)
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Assurance About Not Being ‘Ran Through’:
- Repeated gags about who is “ran through” in the group, satirizing gay and drag community debates about sexual openness and “clean girl” standards.
- Quote, Katya: “I’m a bottom, but I’m like a Madame Alexander doll. I need a secret garden.” (34:25)
Safety, Visibility, and Day-to-Day Drag
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Filming in Public Spaces:
- Despite explicit topics, Lushious underscores the right for queer people to exist openly in everyday places (Ross, Home Depot) safely and joyfully.
- Quote, Lushious: “The whole point of my show is I'm a drag queen… but I can exist in these places and I'm not here to harm anybody. I'm just running around shopping.” (31:36)
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Attracting Trade (i.e., Suitors) and Dealing with ‘Panty Sniffers’:
- Lushious, Trixie, and Katya dish about the realities (and absurdities) of flirting, online dating, and the endless DMs from admirers and creeps alike—“trade just wants a vague shape of a woman, a silhouette, and that’s enough.” (47:14)
Societal Hypocrisy and Historical Drag
- Historical Gender Fluidity:
- The group notes that fluid gender expression (e.g., Louis XIV, ancient Greece) is nothing new—culture is cyclical, and the hysteria about cross-dressing is invented.
- Quote, Trixie: “If these idiots who get so hung up on drag just opened a history book… the king of France looks like you.” (54:18–54:33)
Lushious on Style, Practicality, and The Bob
- The Power of the Bob (Hairstyle):
- Lushious rocks a bob wig for security, practicality, and blending in, but also for camp: “You can suck dick in a bob. You can run around in a bob all day.” (55:24)
Closing Reflections: Be Yourself, Be Unapologetic
- Affirmations for Originals and ‘Bricks’:
- Encouragement for future “scary creatures” to come forward in drag, emphasizing that difference, not polish, makes a star.
- Quote, Lushious: “We need more bricks in the world. We need humps and goiters in drag… We need scary creatures out here just being glamorous and giving us everything.” (67:38–67:54)
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
On liberation through ass play:
- Lushious Massacr: “If all the men in America all of a sudden just started playing with their booty hole, I think that would—we would reach world peace.” (50:40)
On queer trauma and humor:
- Katya: “Straight people are mad at us for the way we talk rough. But it’s how we process shit that you put on us.” (32:37)
- Lushious: “We do the things we do because of the trauma that you’ve put us through since we were children […]. And now, as adults, this is how we process our pain and trauma.” (32:54)
On drag originality:
- Lushious Massacr: “If you believe in yourself and you accept yourself the way you are… you’re gonna be an original.” (67:08)
Describing the practicality of drag:
- Lushious: “A bob can last forever. You can suck dick in a bob. You can run around in a bob all day.” (55:24)
Key Segments & Timestamps
- Lushious' Drag Journey & Makeup Evolution: 07:42–13:12
- Reflections on Texas Drag Culture: 13:12–15:39
- Social Media, ‘Dragvestigations’ Origin Story: 22:12–25:50
- On DIY Video Creation & Iconic Voiceovers: 28:21–29:42
- Queer Trauma and Sexual Liberation: 32:24–34:47
- On Trade, DMs, and the Absurdity of Men: 41:14–48:15
- Society, History, and Hypocrisy: 50:08–54:33
- Being Unapologetically Yourself / The Diverse World of Drag: 67:38–68:34
- Where to Find Lushious Online: 68:52
Tone
Gloriously raunchy, affectionate, and camp—marrying the audacious with the thoughtful, always with a current of subversive self-empowerment.
Where to Follow Lushious Massacr
- TikTok/Instagram/YouTube: @lusciousmassacre
- Series: Dragvestigations (YouTube)
This episode stands out as both a comedic masterclass in queer storytelling and a bold, affirming declaration of radical authenticity through drag. An instant classic for listeners craving both laughs and a dose of realness.
