In July, Violet Chachki posted a cryptic message to social media that she was in Ecuador to be with family and she disappeared for several weeks. Many in Atlanta’s nightlife scene—and blogs such as Dragoholic, Reddit and Project Q Atlanta—speculated she was actually filming RuPaul’s Drag Race. And on Sunday, those rumors were verified.
The news of Chachki’s appearance on the wildly popular show became official when the full cast of Season 7 was revealed during a promo for the new season coming in 2015 that aired during the New Now Next Awards on Logo. Others vying for the crown are Jaidynn Diore Fierce, Kandy Ho, Katya, Max, Miss Fame, Pearl, Miss Kennedy Davenport, Mrs. Kasha Davis, Sasha Belle, Ginger Minj, Tempest DuJour, Trixie Mattel and Jasmine Masters.