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

I can definitely make sample size work.

— Violet Chachki

Much of life is performative.

— Violet Chachki

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

— Violet Chachki

I've always dreamed of creating my own show.

— Violet Chachki

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

— Violet Chachki

No one should be gatekeeping clothing of any kind.

— Violet Chachki

Drag is all about taking references, taking pop culture and flipping it on its head.

— Violet Chachki

For me, makeup will always be about glamour, fantasy, and escapism!

— Violet Chachki

You're not alone if you have skin problems or if makeup is irritating you.

— Violet Chachki

I've always been inspired by strong, confident, powerful women.

— Violet Chachki

I always have been excited by taboo things, especially growing up, going to Catholic school.

— Violet Chachki

I love burlesque. I'm a decent aerialist. I think I set myself apart visually.

— Violet Chachki

I don't want to look like a woman. I want to look like a drawing of a woman.

— Violet Chachki

I like being in control and having total creative freedom.

— Violet Chachki

I don't pretend to be an eco-warrior; I need to perform in an air-conditioned space otherwise my make-up will melt off. But…

— Violet Chachki

There are so many drag queens on 'Drag Race.' In order to have a fulfilling career, you have to do well on…

— Violet Chachki

It's not my thing to dance in my living room on a livestream, so I'm really having to figure out ways to…

— Violet Chachki

I perform in theaters, international stages with people screaming for me, and then I go back to my hotel room, take all…

— 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

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

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

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

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

— 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

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

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

For me, drag is about two things - confidence and glamour. Drag is about using artiface and illusion to tap into the…

— Violet Chachki

A reveal should be unexpected and clever.

— Violet Chachki

I get asked really dumb questions.

— Violet Chachki

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

— Violet Chachki

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

— Violet Chachki

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

— Violet Chachki

I've always really loved cinematography and glamorous old Hollywood movies and they go hand in hand.

— Violet Chachki

I just take inspiration from anything that visually stimulates me.

— Violet Chachki

I think Atlanta has been a drag capital for a long time. A lot of people get there start here.

— Violet Chachki