Dead by Daylight Leaker Says Trixie Mattel Skin Was Canceled After a Developer Made an “Ignorant Comment”

Any hopes of seeing drag queen Trixie Mattel in Dead by Daylight seem to have gotten the axe.Prominent Dead by Daylight concept artist, leaker and news account @dvveet shared alleged insider information about an unsuccessful collaboration between RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 3 winner Trixie Mattel and the beloved survival horror video game.Per @dvveet’s post, Mattel’s likeness had allegedly been in the works as a planned skin for Kate Denson, one of the game’s playable characters, known in-universe as “survivors.” According to the leaker, Mattel allegedly was in talks for a skin in 2023 for a release that would have coincided with 2024 LGBTQ+ Pride, but those plans were allegedly scrapped when Trixie took a personal break from her career. Mattel did take a months-long hiatus that year, sharing her experiences with burnout and an autoimmune disorder in a video message to fans. Dvveet alleged that the game developer, Behaviour Interactive, also known as BHVR, approached Mattel a year later, as well, but that negotiations “took a sudden turn after an alleged ignorant comment was made.” After the comment, Mattel reportedly backed out. (Them has reached out to BHVR and Trixie Mattel for comment and will update this story if we hear back.)“After this, she didn’t speak about DBD for a while,” Dvveet posted. “Since late 2025, she’s spoken positively about DBD. Whether she’s open to a collaboration again is unknown.” Dvveet added, “I say rightfully, even without knowing the comment, as that’s her right as a minority to determine what is or isn’t disrespectful towards her.” Dvveet said that while he doesn’t know the specific comment that was made, he does know who allegedly made it. He added that while he wouldn’t share the comment or the name of the particular developer, he claims that Mattel would have voiced the legendary skin and that the jury is still out as to whether this collaboration will be revisited.The skins include