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Trixie and Katya is a comedy duo consisting of drag queens Trixie Mattel (Brian Firkus) and Katya Zamolodchikova (Brian McCook). The two have been known for their individual careers as entertainers and often as a popular double act. They first met as contestants on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race and quickly became audience favourites, developing an even larger audience as they bagan to appear together in December 2015 on YouTube.

Web series and TV
The two first appeared together on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race first aired on March 2, 2015, although not as a duo but as individual contestants on the show. They first appeared as a double act on World of Wonder's YouTube channel on December 31, 2015 as guest hosts of the web series "Fashion Photo RuView", usually hosted by fellow drag queens Raja and Raven. The positive reception for that episode resulted in World of Wonder launching UNHhhh, a comedy web series featuring the duo. The series became one of the most successful shows on the WOW Presents YouTube channel and earned them their first Streamy Award nomination for Show of the Year at the 7th Streamy Awards.

In November 2017, Trixie and Katya's web series was suspended after its second season and the two started The Trixie and Katya Show on the TV network Viceland. The show was similar to UNHhhh but its format was adapted for a television audience. The Trixie & Katya Show was cancelled after one season and the series returned to YouTube for its third season in October 2018. On 21 April 2021, UNHhhh debuted its sixth season.

In November 2019, Trixie and Katya began starring in I Like To Watch, a comedy web series produced and streamed by Netflix on its YouTube channel.

On December 12, 2020 Trixie and Katya hosted the 10th Streamy Awards. To adhere to social distancing restrictions, the duo presented the awards by driving a party bus around Los Angeles.

On May 27 2021, the two announced the launch of their own YouTube channel which also features a video version of their podcast.

Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood (Book)
On July 14, 2020 Trixie and Katya released their book Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood, which is also available as an audiobook read by the authors.

The Bald and the Beautiful (Podcast)
On October 6, 2020 the duo premiered a new podcast called The Bald and the Beautiful. The show features various guests who often join Trixie and Katya in their conversations. As of June 2021 it became available as a video podcast as well as audio.

Gooped (Newsletter and blog)
On August 18, 2021 Trixie and Katya released Gooped, a humorous lifestyle newsletter and blog on the online platform Substack.

Tours and live shows
On July 7, 2021 the duo announced their first US tour together called Trixie and Katya LIVE. On May 27, 2022 the duo released tickets for a European leg of the tour scheduled for November and December 2022.