Quotes from Violet Chachki

To the fashion world, a man in a dress will always be camp. But in the drag world, you have specific genres. So for me, for instance, I'm most categorized as a 'look queen.'

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

There are so many drag queens on 'Drag Race.' In order to have a fulfilling career, you have to do well on the show. You have to make yourself stand out.

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

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

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

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

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

I just love a little bit of tinted moisturiser or an SPF on days where I don't have to wear any makeup. Giving your skin a break is crucial and there's actually a bit of glamour in beautiful skincare and no makeup days.

For me and my drag, I think camp is about exaggeration and artifice and the celebration of superficiality. A lot of my fans look up to me as a figure of femininity but that's all artifice. That's all fake and that's campy within itself, and so that's what resonates to me: the seriousness and the funniness and the artifice and the exaggeration.

What's holding us back from being free is fear. Whether it be fear of those on the outside who don't understand queer people or any other minority, or the actual minorities themselves being scared. The lack of freedom we experience is all tied to fear.

I was constantly getting in trouble, constantly trying to break the rules. Even when I was coming up in the drag scene, I was known as sort of the rule breaker, the rebel, the bad girl.

I've always been a rule-breaker and a rebel. For me, drag has always been about rebellion, but also escapism. I think being able to creatively direct your own world is super powerful - and it's beautiful.

I started doing drag as a form of rebellion and expression and then I got attention and it snowballed.

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

I've always put a lot of stock in aesthetics and visuals. I truly believe a picture is worth a thousand words and that fashion and glamour have the power to transport and transform someone.

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

I really really love Atlanta. There are tons of amazing artists.

I use glamour as a tool, almost like armor to confidently take up space, to provoke questions and conversations about society and gender norms.

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

I really would like to be an advocate for LGBT youth or transgender youth, or transgender people in general.

Getting success really quickly - overnight success - it's a bit jarring at first, for sure, to transition into that.

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

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