Chachki was the seventh, some might argue definitive, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the multi-territory TV franchise that brought the conversation on dissolving the gender binary right to the ...

Like so many queer kids before her and so many since, Violet Chachki noticed the rigours of gendered indoctrination young. Leaning towards drag, Chachki says, was “escapism, yes, but also therapy”.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 7 winner Violet Chachki will honored with the Cultural Icon Award at Tom of Finland Foundation’s 30th annual Tom’s Bar fundraiser. Dita Von Teese will present ...