“Notes on 'Camp' talks a lot about homosexuality and androgyny and performance and a false seriousness, nit-picking the trivial things and making them funny. And that's exactly what drag does. Reading through the entire essay I couldn't help but relate all of it back to drag.”

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.