Mathew Matos Gillingwater gives his manicure a "straight vibe"

An exaggerated voice change has viewers playing along with the persona, bringing more than five times the usual first-day comments.

Channel: Mathew Matos Gillingwater Story of October 27, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video drew 686 comments in its first day, 5.2 times a normal first day on this channel (131).

The Gay Voice is Fake.

The makeup is off, but the long acrylic nails are staying. Mathew Matos Gillingwater has an explanation ready: "These are actually straight nails, they're straight vibe, it's like a new thing."

That is the logic of "The Gay Voice is Fake.", a comedic monologue in which Mathew adopts a deeper voice and announces a supposedly different identity. It is a performed persona, not a coming-out announcement or a serious explanation of how sexuality affects speech.

The Short drew about 184,000 views in its first day, an ordinary audience for the channel. The conversation underneath was less routine: comments arrived at more than five times the usual first-day level.

Viewers are treating the transformation as a recurring bit. Some jokingly demand that Mathew switch off a voice changer; others suggest they have been fooled by this routine before. The exaggerated "geezer" delivery gets its own callbacks.

There is a small voice-themed sequence to catch up on, too. "When the Voice Doesn't Match the Look" appeared before "My Voice is Turning Straight…", followed by this latest declaration. Mathew's longer-video archive already includes "Living as a STRAIGHT Man for 24 Hours": the straight-man persona has had a trial run.

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The numbers

The unusual part of this Short's first day was the comment section, not the views. Here is how its response compares with Mathew's usual Shorts start.

comments on the video's first day

usual first day here

131

this video

686

subscribers

726,000

▲ 4,000 in the last 7 days

total views

654,123,276

views per day

1,298,171

typical day: 1,570,467

the video

views

228,325

likes

19,896

comments

774

days online

2

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Alli Ingram

801,000

Brian Moller | B Mo the P…

772,000

Mathew Matos Gillingwater

726,000

North Valley Group

723,000

Kountry Wayne

707,000

Make Some Noise

696,000

As of October 27, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.