Nobody is suggesting that it's easy to become a drag queen anywhere in the world, but in the conservative south of America, it's a lot more difficult than it would be in New York. Violet Chachki, born Jason Dardo, would be able to tell you all about that. To her credit, she bravely started out there as a performer in her native Atlanta, Georgia at the tender age of 19, but it didn't take her long to realize that she'd have to move if she was going to become a real success.
She had the confidence to take that step, and now she's a globally-traveled burlesque artist. Even Dita Von Teese - the definitive star of burlesque - thinks enough of her to have her open up her tours. Like many of her contemporaries, she's released music, but she has a particularly keen eye for fashion design. Her services as a designer have been called for almost as often as her services as a model.