Who Is Trixie Mattel's Ex-Boyfriend? All About David Silver

Mar. 15, 2025

Trixie Mattel and David Silver attend the World Premiere of “Barbie” on July 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Singer, actor and drag queenTrixie Mattelrose to prominence in 2015 on the seventh season ofRuPaul’s Drag Race.

After dating for more than eight years, Mattel announced thatshe and Silver had broken upin December 2024.

A producer, Silver has worked on several major films. Now he also has a hand in his former partner’s universe, having encouraged Mattel to pursue her documentary,Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts(2019), and later executive producing the pair’s Max series,Trixie Motel(2022).

So, who is Trixie Mattel’s ex-boyfriend? Here’s everything to know about David Silver and his past relationship with the drag queen.

Mattel and Silver met in 2016

David Silver and Trixie Mattel attend The Queerties 2024 on March 12, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty

Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty

Mattel and Silver met in 2016 and went on their first vacation together in February of the following year.

In an early 2020 interview with48 Hills, Mattel opened up about her relationship with Silver: “I just turned 30, bought a house, have a partner of three years, and in a lot of ways, I’m kind of grown-up.”

When asked about the challenges of regularly being on tour, Mattel shared that it had been difficult romantically. “It sometimes puts a strain on my relationship. I love my boyfriend. He’s really my world and he comes on tour and stays on the bus with me. But our relationship matured slowly because I spent our entire relationship touring,” she explained.

“Especially in the formative months of our relationship, I’d be gone two months at a time, then come back and then be gone. There was a chunk where we were starting to get serious when I didAll Starsand thenThe Trixie & Katya Showon Viceland, so I didn’t see him for four months,” she added.

By the end of their relationship in 2024, though, the pair lived and worked together.

Silver is based in Los Angeles

Having worked in Hollywood for years, Silver is based in Los Angeles, Calif. He and Mattel began dating after she first starred onRupaul’s Drag Race, which films in L.A.

While they were together, the pair lived in a home they remodeled, having documented the process for the second season ofTrixie Motelon Max.

Silver has produced films starring Jennifer Aniston, Cillian Murphy and more

Silver is an active and increasingly well-known producer in Hollywood. To date, he has worked on countless projects, some of the most notable beingBatman Begins(2015) starringChristian Bale,Katie Holmesand Cillian Murphy andThe Break-Up(2006) starringJennifer AnistonandVince Vaughan.

In 2023, Silver was awardedThe Queerties' reality/docuseries award for his work onTrixie Motel.

Silver and Mattel have worked on several projects together

David Silver accepts the Reality/Docuseries award for “Trixie Motel” at The Queerties 2023 Awards celebration on February 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty

Silver and Mattel have collaborated on several projects together, starting withTrixie Mattel: Moving Parts. In fact, Silver encouraged Mattel to make the documentary.

Moving Partsfollows Mattel’s rise to fame, charting the highs and lows of performing drag, as well as her career in country music that followed. After premiering at Tribeca Film Festival in 2019, it was met with widespread praise.

Mattel and Silver have also collaborated onTrixie MotelandTrixie Motel: Drag Me Home.

They supported each other’s careers

Trixie Mattel and David Silver at the premiere of “Barbie” on July 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Christopher Polk/WWD/Getty

Christopher Polk/WWD/Getty

While Mattel gets the lion’s share of the spotlight due to her fame, she didn’t shy away from supporting Silver and his endeavors as a producer. During press forMoving Parts, Mattel said: “Our relationship has been five years … of watching all my dreams come true … and this project is one of David’s dreams that I really, really want to see come true.”

Likewise, Silver was supportive of Mattel’s solo career, as well as pushing her to do the documentary and executive producing their television shows.

The drag queen told48 Hillsthat she has written songs about her then-boyfriend and written jokes about their life together, all with Silver’s support.

“I draw from my real life and being with him is my only experience in the last three years,” Mattel said in 2020. “We’re also kinda open, so there are jokes about that. He’s really good at letting me pull from our real life.”

They opened and own a motel together

Mattel and Silver opened a motel together, aptly called theTrixie Motel. Better yet, they turned the construction of the spot into a show of the same name for Max.

The hotel offers seven rooms, each with its own theme. Located in Palm Springs, “steps away from the city’s best restaurants and attractions,” it’s a bubblegum pink home away from home.

The renovation show featured Mattel, Silver and a slew of celebrity guests, includingOrville Peck,Gigi GorgeousandJonathan Bennet, who helped to remodel the southern Californian motel.

Silver and Mattel documented the renovation of their first home

Trixie Mattel and David Silver.Trixie Mattel Instagram

Trixie Mattel Instagram

With a new spin onTrixie Motel, the pair launchedTrixie Motel: Drag Me Homein 2024.Much like the series' first iteration, the show follows the home’s transformation as they partner up with a few celebrity guests for added entertainment. This time, the guest list included Drew and Jonathan Scott (a.k.a. theProperty Brothers) among others.

In the show, Silver’s role was bigger than ever. “With this project, it wouldn’t make any sense to renovate the house and have the other person who’s gonna live here not involved,” Mattel told PEOPLE. “Storytelling-wise, it didn’t make sense. So he’s definitely in it.”

Mattel and Silver’s breakup became public in December 2024

On Dec. 30, Mattel shared aYouTube videothat confirmed the couple split up “quite some time ago” — more specifically, before her break from drag in the summer.

She went on to say that the split wasn’t “salacious” and that parts of her relationship with Silver “will always make me very happy.”

“I really care about that person, I will always care about that person. I love our motel, I love all of our business ventures. Being creative together with him was especially one of the heights of my life,” Mattel said.

source: people.com