i-D Meets...Violet Chachki. Whether they're fishy queens, comedy queens, pageant queens or genderfuck, the art of drag has long provoked interesting and necessary discussions around gay culture, gender binaries and passing privilege. But Ru Paul's Drag Race has taken the art form to prime time, as would-be queens Statewide finesse their drag style and compete in challenges to become America's Next Drag Superstar. One of the most standout queens in Drag Race History is Season 7 winner Violet Chachki who with her burlesque styling, flawless beauty and incredible talent as an aerial artist is elevating what drag can be and what drag will become; and at just 23 years old is already one of drag's most legendary children. Join us as i-D meets Violet Chachki and learns more about her beginnings in the scene, the transformation routine into vision that is Violet and goes backstage with her at Ru Paul's DragCon in Los Angeles to see her influence on her fans. Director Matt Jacoby Supervising Producer Eloise King Associate Producer, LA Samantha Silliman Camera Operator Mack Fisher Editor Paul Frankl Sound Recordist Molly Young Sound Mix Guy Chase Colourist Peta Ridley with Violet Chachki Music Jingle Punks Global Executive Producer Ravi Amaratunga Commercial Creative Director Bunny Kinney Head of Production Bree Horn Talent Producer Declan Higgins Associate Producer Kate Villevoye Production Manager Lauran Clark Researcher Stephen Isaac-Wilson Junior Researcher Lily Rose Thomas Head of Post Production Daniel Elias Post Production Administrator Laura Davidson Post Production Coordinator Regina Lemaire-Costa Studio Manager Polly Williams Motion Graphics Director Steve Gurr Junior Designer Rebecca Hopkins Special Thanks Lynette Nylander, Jacob Slane, Producer Entertainment Group LLC, Drag Con Follow i-D: YouTube http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-iD Twitter https://twitter.com/i_D Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iDmagazineofficial Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/i_D Tumblr: http://i-donline.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/i_D Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/i-d-online-1 More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos

Comments

1. Yikes. Bob is looking a little rough in this video.
2. Ugh I love drag!
3. i just finished season 7 of rupaul and ended up here just to be spoiled about the winner of season 8 goddamit!! was it really necesary to write "winner"???
4. beautiful as a male and a female.
5. WHAT'S HER SKINCARE REGIME THOUGH?
6. Hot 🔥!
7. the music make drag seems a bad thing
8. name of the track playing from 0.02 to 0.15 please ??
9. I advice you live as a man or change ur gender. but this situation is hard. i think u r not happy
10. looks like Shia Labeouf ..
11. OMG HE IS SO HANDSOME I DIEEEDD
12. How cool was that mum tho?!
13. i think violets very pretty
14. Adore 😂😂😂😂
15. I shouldn't have had watched this video till after watching season 8 of Rupaul's Drag Race because now I know the winner. 😑😢
16. those fuckin legs <3
17. Loved Violet as soon as she stepped into the workroom, so what if she came off as bitchy, she knew what she was doing. I love seeing how she views herself doing drag. I love how she knows herself. That makes for a strong queen. Her style is so unique. I want a documentary just of her now lol.
18. Was I the only one who hated violet during her season?
19. sooooo much fun! and bloody hard work!!!