SHE CAME THROUGH TO FINISH UP AS QUEEN BEE in a series full of fashion queens. And Violet Chachki, season seven winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, has taken to fashion like a supernova that shows no signs of burning out. Talking to her, there’s a mix of eagerness and someone who knows all her designer references. Violet — real name Jason Dardo — has charming warmth and humility, coupled with a resolve that matches her talent. She tells us about working with photographer Steven Klein, the scene-stealing finale dress from season eight and that waist.
Violet has many styles, even sometimes very raunchy but is particularly fond of burlesque, right
PHOTOGRAPHY: JOSHUA LAWRENCE