“I vividly remember hearing the car pull into the driveway and looking into the mirror on my mom's vanity with a face full of makeup and the counter below me a mess; it sent me into complete panic mode. From there, I would steal bits of makeup where I could to start my own little collection and play in my bedroom with the door locked.”

American drag performer, model, entrepreneur and recording artist

Violet Chachki, the professional name of Paul Jason Dardo, is an American drag performer, model, entrepreneur and recording artist. They came to wider attention after winning the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Chachki has built a public career across performance, fashion and music, moving between drag work, modelling and business. The name is most closely associated with a polished, high-glamour style and with the visibility that followed Drag Race.