Violet Chachki reveals her 'many demands' in order to return for RuPaul's Drag Race all-winners s...
“I’d need so many conditions to be met in order for me to say yes,” Violet tells EW, including a $1 million prize and guaranteed eliminations, amid several other points.
Violet Chachki reveals her ‘many demands’ in order to return for RuPaul’s Drag Race all-winners season
"I’d need so many conditions to be met in order for me to say yes," Violet tells EW, including a $1 million prize and guaranteed eliminations, amid several other points.
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Published on August 15, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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- *Drag Race *champ Violet Chachki says she hasn't been asked to do a second all-winners season, following* All Stars 7*.
- She admits, however, that she has "many demands" that the show would need to meet for her to return.
- Violet is going on tour with Gottmik after launching their song and video, "TKO."
*RuPaul's Drag Race* season 7 champ Violet Chachki already has a crown from Mama RuPaul — but she'd need a bit more to convince her to return for the Emmy-winning drag competition's long-rumored second all-winners edition.
"I haven’t been asked," Violet tells ** in a joint interview with Gottmik for their upcoming Knockout tour. She stresses, however, that while she'd love to potentially work with *Drag Race* again, she'd "need so many conditions to be met in order for me to say yes" to appearing on another installment.
Since the conclusion of *All Stars 7* resulted in season 5 winner Jinkx Monsoon becoming the first-ever *Drag Race* queen to win the show twice, fans have long speculated on who might return if the show assembled another group of queens for a second all-winners contest, with Violet' name consistently coming up. The season 7 victor helped usher in a new era for the *Drag Race *franchise with her fashion-forward looks and youthful energy on the 2015 edition of the show.**
'RuPaul's Drag Race' icons Violet Chachki and Gottmik square off in 'TKO'.
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"The show has changed so much from what it was when I did it. I’d have many demands. I’d be interested in it, but they don’t even want to deal with [my demands], I’m sure," Violet tells EW with a laugh.
When asked about the specifics of what she'd like to be built into a contract for her potential return for another all-winners season, Violet explains she'd want "clothing stipends" first and foremost.
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"I paid for everything. I don’t think people understand how expensive it is," she says, adding that "I’d probably negotiate a per-episode appearance fee."
Gottmik, who competed on season 13 and returned for *All Stars 9*, jumps in to observe, "We get that now" on the show.
"People *should* go home," Violet adds, referencing the non-elimination format of *All Stars 7* and *All Stars 9*, which was received well by fans at the time.
"Back in my day, this was the Olympics of drag, and that was the appeal, that this is a sport. I took it seriously and treated it as these are the best drag queens in the country, and we’re all competing for the title," says Violet. "I think it’s more of an entertainment show, which is fabulous and gives amazing platforms to queer people. The visibility! For me, it’s about competition, and people should go home in a competition."
'Drag Race' stars Violet Chachki and Gottmik in their 'TKO' music video.
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And still, her list of standards doesn't stop there!
"I also think the prize should be $1 million. I’d want to know who the other winners were before I signed up," she says as Gottmik chuckles. "So many things would need to be checked off the list, and I know none of those things are going to happen. So, it’s probably not in the cards for me."
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What *is* on deck for Violet and Gottmik, however, is the *No Gorge* podcast duo's Knockout tour, which kicks off Sept. 12, and their new boxing-themed "TKO" music video, which Violet explains led to the pair trading real punches to the face.
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