Violet Chachki

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Violet Chachki(born June 13, 1992) is a genderqueer drag performer and musician. Violet has no pronoun preference.[1]

Violet Chachki
Chachki at DragCon, April 2017
Date of birth June 13, 1992
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pronouns Any
Gender identity genderqueer
Occupation Drag performer, model, musician
Known for Winning 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race

They began performing in drag at the age of 19. The name "Violet" was inspired by Jennifer Tilly's character in the film Bound, while "Chachki" is a variant of the Yiddish word tchotchke, a small object that is decorative rather than functional.[2] Violet first performed at the bar LeBuzz in Marietta, Georgia. Dardo used a fake ID to perform in local drag shows, eventually winning "Miss New Faces" at Friends on Ponce in Atlanta.

Quotes

"I myself identify as being genderqueer. So some days I feel more like a female. Some days I feel more like a male. And some days I don't want to take my makeup off. And some days I don't want to put it on. So for me, gender is extremely fluid like that. Drag has really helped me explore my identity."[3]

References

  1. @VioletChachki (February 6, 2016). "To be clear I have no preferred pronouns. In this instance it just made sense to use "they" as to not gender me at all" – via Twitter.
  2. "Violet Chachki Interview". Powderzine. Retrieved May 31, 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Reynolds, Daniel (2 June 2015). "America's Next Drag Superstar Is 22, Genderqueer, and a Trans Activist". advocate.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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