Trinity the Tuck is a drag legend, and sheโs here to brighten your holidays with a new album and book based on the classic tale of A Christmas Carol.
RuPaul Drag Raceโs first double crown All-Star winner released her first-ever Christmas album,ย Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical,ย featuring a sleigh full of St. Nickโs most talented drag superstars, includingย Alaska, JIMBO, Manila Luzon, Aria B Cassadine, Ginger Minj and Kylie Sonique Love.ย The accompanying hardcover bookย Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Chronicles Of Sister Mary Kuntzย features original illustrations and story co-written by Trinityย and Jason Michael Snow.ย The book is based on the tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge, told through the drag lens of Trinity The Tuck, featuring characters that she popularized on Drag Race.
We had the chance to chat with Trinity about her latest project and her favorite holiday memories in our exclusive interview. We also put this multi-talented queen in the hot seat for another installment of the Socialite Seven. Learn more about this project that certainly wonโt ruin your Christmas โ it will definitely make it much better.

Letโs talk about Trinity Ruins Christmas. Where did you get the inspiration for it? ย
Well, the initial idea was just to redo my song. I have a song called โTrinity Ruins Christmasโ thatโs like a drag bop that I did a couple of years ago in the vein of โThe Grinchโ. And, you know, Christmas comes around each year, so I was like, how can we reinvent this for something new for this Christmas?ย And I was talking to my team, and we were like, letโs make it a ballad because how fun is that โ because the lyrics donโt lend itself to a ballad, so it just makes it comical. And, during the creation of that, we decided instead of it being a ballad, we were like, okay, well, why donโt we just make this into a whole entire musical?
And so, in order to create the story, I had to write the book first. Even though that was the secondary thought, I wrote the book and then from there I collaborated with a producer, and we wrote all of the songs and It turned into this huge project that I didnโt even expect it to turn into. Itโs been so exhilarating and fun something that Iโve wanted to do for a long time and itโs been magical. I just love it ย
What is the writing process like for you to create the book and all those songs?
Well, itโs all based around the original story of A Christmas Carol but this is told throughย the lens of a drag queen, and thereโs definitely some twists and turns that make it way different than the original.
I really wanted to make this a queer story, because we donโt have a lot of holiday stories around queer people, especially drag queens. And, you know, drag, especially right now, is being vilified. And to me, I wanted Trinity to be the character of Scrooge. I wanted her to be misunderstood. I wanted that character, even though she was seen as something bad,ย sheโs just really misunderstood and also even for herself, you know, she doesnโt even understand herself fully and throughout the story, she is being shown her past and reliving what has brought her to be who sheโs become and in the end, the moral is she realizes she may not be a perfect person, but she can have some empathy and kindness for others. And thatโs really the moral of the story. ย
I listened to the whole album and itโs really good. My favorite song is โLight in the Darkโ. Is there a song that means the most to you on the album?
You hit the nail on the head. โLight in the Darkโ is my favorite song. Itโs the one song thatโs a ballad that pulls your heart strings. Itโs the core of the story of when Trinity is starting to realize that the root of why she is the way she is and the start of her transition into a better person. I think that a lot of people can relate to the story because the song is about going through challenges in life but seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and realizing, you know, not all bad things last forever, that we can get through things and, and thatโs, thatโs the moral of the story for that specific song.
And I love that song and Aria, who sang that song on the album, did a fantastic job. Her voice blends to it. Sheโs very soft. And the character is the ghost of Christmas past and is a very gentle ghost and almost like a motherly character and she was perfect in the role. ย
How did you get to work with some of the other queens that are on the project with you like Alaska, Sonique, Ginger Minj, Jimbo and Manila Luzon?
I know all of these queens personally and when writing the album, we picked the characters and as we were going through writing the character or writing the songs, I was like, okay, this is who I think I want to play this character. And when I reached out to each of them after we had the demos each of them said yes. I was thrilled that everybody that I picked that I wanted on the album actually said yes โ and each of them did a fantastic job. I mean, Alaska is playing God as a she. Manila plays a baker woman and Kylie Sonique Love plays a younger Trinity. Ginger plays my evil business partner, Neil Down, who is so funny, and her song can be my second favorite song on the album. Aria plays The Ghost of Christmas Past and Jimbo plays Tiny Tammy. Everybody played their parts so fantastic. I really donโt think that I could have picked somebody better for each of them. They all did so good. ย
What does Christmas mean to you?
Christmas is my favorite holiday. And although itโs Trinity Ruins Christmas, I am far from the character in the book. I love, love the holidays. Itโs very nostalgic for me. I no longer have my grandparents around who raised me, but I had a fantastic childhood, even though we grew up really poor.
I didnโt realize that we were poor, and I always had everything I ever needed growing up โ which was mainly family and food and the pageantry of what Christmas is with all the decorations, it was always just a magical time and still is today. I love to decorate and I love to have friends and family over and itโs all about food and having that camaraderie and love all around.
Do you have a favorite Christmas song?ย
โAll I Want for Christmasโ is definitely the number one Christmas song. But thereโs tons of classics. When I hear different songs, they all have a different memory from my childhood.
Youโre on the Drag Queen Christmas tour. What can fans expect to see when they come see you in that show?ย
First of all, Iโm doing two of the songs from the album, so they can definitely check those out live. Iโm bringing, โItโs in the Bookโ, which is sung by the character Sister Mary Kuntz, who is the illustrator of the story.
Sheโs one of my characters from season nine. And a lot of fans loved that character. So Iโm excited to bring that back out for them. And then Iโm also, Iโm actually going to be doing Ginger Minjโs song, โGuilt So Heavyโ as Neil Down and I have some surprises for that number, the costume and everything. Itโs going to be fabulous. So, if youโre interested, I will be on those dates during the month of December, and you can check out tickets and tour dates at DragFans. com. ย
I loved you on AJ and the Queen. I thought you were fantastic. Do you have any aspirations to do any more acting?
Oh, yes. Actually, I just got back from South Africa where I filmed an entire movie thatโs going to be premiering on Tubi. Itโs a Tubi original coming up in the new year. I donโt know exact dates, but itโs called Slay and itโs a horror comedy. Itโs got From Dusk Till Dawn meets Priscilla Queen of the Desert vibes. Itโs drag queens that are fighting against vampires and the lead cast is myself, Heidi N Closet, Crystal Methyd, and Cara Melle. Weโre all Drag Race alumni and itโs going to be fantastic. Iโm also on a couple of episodes of some TV shows coming out soon, though youโre just going to have to check out my social media for updates on that.
I enjoyed seeing you on Drag Me to Dinner. How was the experience for you working with Bebe on that show?
Oh, so fun. So, on Drag Me to Dinner, I found my love for acting a fool. I think that, you know, starting drag and through my drag career, I was always a pageant queen, so I always had to hold myself at such a caliber of professionalism and polish and Drag Race really allowed me to just dip into being silly. And so now I find I love doing stuff thatโs just absolutely silly and Drag Me to Dinner was absolutely silly. Me and Bebe made such a great team because weโre such opposites. Sheโs so poised and she takes herself very seriously. And although Iโm very polished and glamorous, I am the opposite. I will make a fool out of myself at the drop of a hat. And so, to have the chaos of me and the put togetherness of her together for a team. It just made comedy gold and I had so much fun with her on that. It really was. Iโm hoping for another season. Now that the strike is over, we can start doing that.
Now, we all know you won All Stars, but if Mama Ru came knocking to put you on a vs. the world season, would you want to do that?
No, I donโt.ย I think my competition era with Drag Race in the scheme of a regular competition setting is done. Iโve done a regular season. Iโve done an All Stars season. I did a winners season. If I was to come back, Iโm not opposed to coming back to compete. I would love to, but it would have to be something different. Iโve already done everything else. It would need to be something for charity, or it would need to be something like drag mother and daughter or something interesting that would make it more interesting for me because Iโve already done it. Thereโs nothing else I can gain from it. I already have the most wins out of any queen, so I would want to do it if I could do something interesting for me.
You have pretty much done it all โ you have acted and sang and performed and written a book. Is there anything that you havenโt done yet that you want to accomplish? ย
You know, I often tell this to some of my close friends. When I started drag, I never would have thought that my career would have taken me to every continent other than Antarctica. I would have never thought that I would have had over a million followers on social media. I would never have thought that I could have made a living and bought a house because I didnโt grow up in a house, I grew up in a trailer, but I never thought that this would have been my life. When I started drag and Iโve accomplished so many things, all of the goals that Iโve set forth, Iโve accomplished. And, if I was to die tomorrow, I am extremely happy. Now once I accomplish one goal, Iโm moving on to something else. So, a goal of mine was to write a book and here we are. My next goal is to make this story and album into a live musical on Broadway or the West End or maybe make it a Christmas special. So thatโs my focus now and weโll see what doors open. Iโm totally open to doing bigger and better things and thatโs all we can do. But I will say that Iโm very fortunate and Iโm very happy with the things that Iโve accomplished.

Trinity the Tuck Answers the Socialite Seven
Who has been your biggest influence?ย
I think overall my biggest influence to date would probably be my sister. I know saying a family member is kind of cliche, but my biological sister has been through so many things in her life, health wise and personally, that sheโs really triumphed through it all. And it really pushes me to know that if Iโm going through a tough time, that I can get through it because I know people that have gone through worse. And so, sheโs definitely been a big supporter of mine and also someone that Iโve looked up to because of her sheer will to survive and thrive and sheโs done that. I definitely think that sheโs been my inspiration. Actually, this book is dedicated to her, my sister, Ginger. ย
Who would you love to work with that you havenโt yet?
I donโt fangirl over a lot of artists and stuff but I was fortunate enough to work with Taylor Swift on her music video (โYou Need to Calm Downโ) and actually I won a MTV Video Music Award for being in that video. But Iโve worked with her. She was fantastic. I would love to work with some more celebrities. Madonna is on tour right now and Bob the Drag Queen is fortunate enough to be on tour with her and she has this huge mural of pictures of people. Sheโs dedicating her tour to people who have died of the AIDS pandemic. I was reached out to by her team to include my birth motherโs picture in that because she unfortunately passed from complication of AIDS in 1993. I would love to work with more people that support our community. I think itโs super important that we keep our messages out there in a positive way. I would love to work with more artists like her. Kylie Minogue is another, also Lady Gaga.ย Any of these inspirational artists who support our community, I would love to work with.

What is your biggest pet peeve?ย ย
I donโt like when someone is not professional. I think that in whatever setting that you are in, it could be drag or not drag. Just be professional. You could still have fun and let loose but you know, if youโre there for a job, you need to complete the job, and that includes being on time and that includes being respectful and delivering what youโre there to deliver. And I think when people are unprofessional, it not only disrupts the production or whatever the task at hand is, but it makes it difficult for other people to do their job too.
What are three things you canโt live without?ย
Oh, I canโt live without my dogs, food and. TV. Iโm a huge movie and television buff. I love my TV shows. I have many favorites, but right now Iโve been watching House of Villains. Itโs a reality competition and itโs all these TV villains from different other reality shows that they put in a house. And itโs so fun. Itโs so shady.
If you could wake up in the morning with a superpower or a talent you donโt already possess, what would that be? ย
I think I would like to control minds because I think you could do a lot with that. I think you could get anything you wanted in the world with controlling minds. And that includes changing a law to something positive or, you know, if I wanted more money or if I wanted someone to like me or if I wanted to buy something or, you know, trivial stuff, to be able to control minds or get people to do what you want them to do. You know, if somebody is bothering me. I can just tell them to go away, and they would just walk away. How fun would that be? ย
If they made Trinity: The Movie, who would you want to play you on the big screen?ย
Oh, gosh. Well, everybody would pick Meryl Streep. I mean, sheโs the actress of all actresses. Sheโd be the number one choice because she could play anything.
What is the best piece of advice youโve been given?ย
Oh, I tell this a lot to people. One thing that someone told me at the beginning of my Drag Race journey, when I was on season nine, they were like, youโre going to become really popular, and just know that you canโt take everyone with you. And I was very confused by that. For a long time, like, not a long time, right after that, for months after that, I didnโt understand what they meant, but it stayed in my mind because I was confused. I was like, I donโt understand.
But as you go, you realize that a lot of people you meet in life arenโt necessarily meant to be in your life long-term. Theyโre there to either serve as a life lesson or whatever that might be. And thatโs true for everyone. And it doesnโt matter what your job is or what youโre going through in life. You canโt take everyone with you. You canโt be friends with everyone, like true friends, you know. If everybody was really friendly, if the more friends you have, the less friends you have and so, you just canโt take everyone with you. You have got to prioritize your happiness, your mental health, and prioritize the people who truly love and support you whoโve been there the longest and that has stayed true over the years.

Trinity Saves Christmas (the book and album) are now available on all digital platformsย and through Trinityโsย merch store.ย Only 200 copies of the book will be available so be sure to snatch yours up as quickly as possible. Follow Trinity on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Spotify, YouTube and on her Official Website.