Violet Chachki

I just love a little bit of tinted moisturiser or an SPF on days where I don't have to wear any makeup.…

— Violet Chachki

Costuming and clothing plays a really important role in my drag.

— Violet Chachki

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

— Violet Chachki

A word of advice for all the aspiring drag queens out there: be resourceful.

— Violet Chachki

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

— Violet Chachki

I draw a lot of inspiration from different time periods.

— Violet Chachki

My solo show, 'A Lot More Me,' is part drag show, part burlesque show, part circus show, and part fashion show.

— 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

I've always wanted to put my drag character in film because you can have total control over what you're projecting, what image…

— Violet Chachki

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

— 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'm a visual person, and I love visual extremes and aesthetic discipline.

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

— Violet Chachki

I'm like a cross between Bettie Page and Lady Miss Kier but a guy.

— Violet Chachki

I am, by nature, not optimistic: my fellow drag queens would probably describe me as a pessimist.

— 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

I like being in control and having total creative freedom.

— 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

It's very important to have visual representation, to show that queers are important, queers are powerful, queers are beautiful, queers are valid,…

— 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

I get asked really dumb questions.

— Violet Chachki

There's nothing I love more than admiring the details and embellishments on the works of art that I wear.

— Violet Chachki

There's something really intimate about getting in drag in your bedroom in the safety of your own home.

— Violet Chachki

Much of life is performative.

— Violet Chachki