“For me and my drag, I think camp is about exaggeration and artifice an...” — Violet Chachki Quote

“For me and my drag, I think camp is about exaggeration and artifice and the celebration of superficiality. A lot of my fans look up to me as a figure of femininity but that's all artifice. That's all fake and that's campy within itself, and so that's what resonates to me: the seriousness and the funniness and the artifice and the exaggeration.”

“My solo show, 'A Lot More Me,' is part drag show, part burlesque show, part circus show, and part fashion show.”

“Drag Race' is a huge opportunity for us to elevate drag culture, to tell our stories. It really is a career-maker.”

“Femininity in general is seen as frivolous. People often say feminine people are doing 'the most,' meaning that to don a dress, heels, lipstick and big hair is artifice, fake, and a distraction. But I knew even as a teenager that my femininity was more than just adornments: they were extensions of me, enabling me to express myself and my identity.”

“Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy.”

“Artifice is art.”