Claim: Brian Michael Firkus, better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, competed in the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2015 before appearing in the web series UNHhhh on WOWPresents with fellow season seven contestant Katya Zamolodchikova, then the duo later went on to star in The Trixie & Katya Show.
Evidence: Trixie Mattel is the drag persona of Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, comedian, author, and television personality from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mattel is best known for being the winner of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and for placing sixth on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. The seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 2, 2015. Mattel co-hosts the web series UNHhhh and previously co-hosted Viceland spin-off, The Trixie & Katya Show, alongside Katya Zamolodchikova. After competing on Drag Race, on December 31, 2015, Mattel guest starred in a special edition of WOWPresents' Fashion Photo Review with fellow season seven contestant Katya Zamolodchikova, which later launched UNHhhh, that premiered on March 25, 2016 and received a Streamy award in December 2020 for best unscripted show. The duo later went on to star in The Trixie & Katya Show, which premiered on Viceland on November 15, 2017.