Violet Chachki

I can definitely make sample size work.

— Violet Chachki

I'm not a trendy person, I don't like to be.

— Violet Chachki

I draw a lot of inspiration from different time periods.

— Violet Chachki

A reveal should be unexpected and clever.

— Violet Chachki

No one should be gatekeeping clothing of any kind.

— Violet Chachki

I have a lamp problem. I'm addicted to lamps.

— Violet Chachki

I get asked really dumb questions.

— Violet Chachki

To be honest, I'm kind of a Grinch.

— Violet Chachki

I'm proud of what I've accomplished and that is empowering.

— Violet Chachki

My name itself is extremely campy. Violet Chachki literally translates to purple doodad.

— Violet Chachki

I had to change foundations four or five times and I finally found one that I think my skin agrees with.

— Violet Chachki

I feel like I have a legacy that I've built. I feel like I've made my little notch in history.

— Violet Chachki

My drag character is very dominant and domineering, and that's a quality that I am inspired by.

— Violet Chachki

I'm living and doing my work on my own terms. It's a lot of pressure, not just for the audience, but for…

— Violet Chachki

I've always been inspired by vintage clothing and vintage styles.

— Violet Chachki

There's so many different identities out there and I think they all deserve some visibility.

— Violet Chachki

Being a drag superstar, traveling the world and touring, it really is not as glamorous as you'd think it is. There's lots…

— Violet Chachki

I just love glamour so any time period that had a lot of excess and glamour, I draw inspiration from. All the…

— Violet Chachki

To the fashion world, a man in a dress will always be camp. But in the drag world, you have specific genres.…

— Violet Chachki

Showing variety in representation in casting is super important, it gives minorities a platform and I think it definitely creates a safe…

— Violet Chachki

I've always been a rule-breaker and a rebel. For me, drag has always been about rebellion, but also escapism. I think being…

— Violet Chachki

Where I come from, camp was kind of looked down upon because the drag queens that I grew up with took themselves…

— Violet Chachki

That's what I really love about glamour and drag; it's about celebrating femininity and fun, while being really provocative.

— Violet Chachki

I'm from Atlanta, which is the capital of drag, so very competitive. For my first booking in 2011 I was paid $35,…

— Violet Chachki

It feels like a lot of times when I'm watching people perform, they're just going through the motions and checking boxes. Costume…

— Violet Chachki

For me and my drag, I think camp is about exaggeration and artifice and the celebration of superficiality. A lot of my…

— Violet Chachki

I've always been into subcultures. In the '50s and '60s, what Pierre Molinier was doing was super subculture - he was taking…

— Violet Chachki

I think barefaced, minimal makeup happens mostly on editorial shoots. And I've taken a swing at minimal makeup here and there, but…

— Violet Chachki

If you were supposed to be a drag queen, and that's what you wanted to do, you'd be doing it already, you…

— Violet Chachki

Notes on 'Camp' talks a lot about homosexuality and androgyny and performance and a false seriousness, nit-picking the trivial things and making…

— Violet Chachki

I vividly remember hearing the car pull into the driveway and looking into the mirror on my mom's vanity with a face…

— Violet Chachki

I've traveled to the most glamorous places in the world, the biggest capitals of culture, and I've traveled to the biggest fuddy-duddy,…

— Violet Chachki

Much of life is performative.

— Violet Chachki

I've always dreamed of creating my own show.

— Violet Chachki

I'm a fashion hoarder. I have a ton of stuff, and I like to cycle it out to have room for more…

— Violet Chachki

Glamour has the potential to be very powerful in that way without saying anything.

— Violet Chachki

It's probably the best feeling ever, taking off your corset after a long night.

— Violet Chachki

I like being in control and having total creative freedom.

— Violet Chachki

I definitely think that I, as a drag queen, can endure pain a lot better than most people.

— Violet Chachki

Skincare is a journey for everyone. Everyone's skin is different, so there's no one answer.

— Violet Chachki