{{Short description|American singer and TikTok personality (born 2000)}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Chrissy Chlapecka | image = | birth_name = Christine Nicole Chlapecka<ref name="Spencewuah" /> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|04|11}} | birth_place = St. Charles, Illinois, U.S. | occupation = Singer, songwriter, TikTok personality, activist | spouse = | years_active = | known_for = | movement = | website = | tiktok_handle = chrissychlapecka | tiktok_display_name = | tiktok_years_active = | tiktok_genre = | tiktok_followers = 5 million | stats_update = 2025-05-10 | module = {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | genre = {{hlist|Pop|hyperpop}} | years_active = 2021–present | embed = yes}} }}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} '''Christine Nicole Chlapecka''' ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|ə|ˈ|p|ɛ|k|ə}};<ref name="Spencewuah">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN7mGAhO7MU |title=THE SUPERBOWL HALFTIME SHOW IS FOR GAY PEOPLE Ft. Chrissy Chlapecka {{!}} Spencewuah {{!}} ILS EP 21 |date=Mar 2, 2023 |last=Spencer Hunt (Spencewuah) |type=Podcast |publisher=Past Your Bedtime |time=0:47 |access-date=Apr 1, 2023 |via=YouTube}}</ref> born April 11, 2000)<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1381014815171350538|user=chrissychlapp|title=21 tomorrow..... this is gonna be a good year|author=Chrissy Chlapecka|date=Apr 10, 2021|access-date=2023-02-04}}</ref> is an American singer, TikTok personality, and left-wing activist. She is best known as a key figure in "#BimboTok", a TikTok subculture centered on reclaiming the bimbo stereotype and aesthetic in a queer, feminist, and leftist context.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Lucy |date=15 March 2022 |title=Bimbofication is the empowering new trend that's reclaiming the power of hyper-femininity |work=Glamour UK |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/bimbofication |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Leah |date=9 March 2022 |title=Bimbofication: The TikTok trend focusing on self care |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/y2k-bimbo-aesthetic-self-love-tiktok/632635 |website=Stylist |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |last1=Haigney |first1=Sophie |date=15 June 2022 |title=Opinion: Meet the Self-Described 'Bimbos' of TikTok |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/opinion/bimbo-tiktok-feminism.html |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=E. J. |date=23 November 2020 |title=The Bimbo Is Back. Like, for Real! |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bimbo-reclaim-tiktok-gen-z-1092253/ |access-date=19 January 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
In advance of their debut single "I'm So Hot", ''Rolling Stone'' named Chlapecka one of "The Brightest Pop Stars to Watch in 2023", writing, "With notes of Paris Hilton's short-lived pop stardom and Britney Spears' ''Blackout'', Chlapecka has the charisma to become the new reigning star of this year's dance floors."<ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=January 13, 2023 |title=The Brightest Pop Stars to Watch in 2023 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/hemlocke-springs-flo-chappell-roan-pop-acts-to-know-1234656552/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
A year later, ''People'' ranked Chlapecka on their "Talented 2024 Spring Emerging Artists" at number four.<ref name="People24"/>
== Biography == Originally from St. Charles, Illinois, Chlapecka grew up performing musical theatre and initially intended to pursue a career in it, but ultimately decided against it.<ref name=":6">{{cite news |last1=Capoot |first1=Ashley |date=2 February 2022 |title=With a voice like Ariana Grande and a message of self-love, Chicago TikTok sensation aims to be a virtual big sister |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chrissy-chlapecka-tiktok-influencer-20220202-lfiw2puj2ffczea54pzlt67h4u-story.html |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref><ref name=":13" /> They subsequently dropped out of college, and for a time worked three jobs to afford rent.<ref name=":6" /> Around 2021, Chlapecka began earning enough money through social media content creation to leave her job as a Starbucks barista.<ref name="Ovide1.2022"/>
=== TikTok === Chlapecka created her TikTok account in 2019<ref name=":1" /> and began posting videos during the COVID-19 pandemic out of boredom. They first went viral with a reenactment of an uncomfortable encounter with a stranger at Walgreens, which quickly received over 500,000 likes.<ref name=":6" /><ref name="Ovide1.2022">{{cite news |last1=Ovide |first1=Shira |title=Making Money Online, the Hard Way |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/technology/making-money-online.html |access-date=8 January 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=27 January 2022}}</ref> She gained prominence on the app through late 2022, with upbeat bimbo-themed content geared toward female and queer audiences ("girls, gays, and theys")<ref name=":4" /> and adamantly critical of capitalism and Donald Trump.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Richards |first1=Arielle |title=Bimbofication Is Taking Over. What Does That Mean for You? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bimbofication-is-taking-over-what-does-that-mean-for-you/ |access-date=8 January 2023 |work=VICE |date=2 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="Ovide1.2022"/> As of June 2022, they had over 4 million TikTok followers.<ref name=":3" />
=== Music === Chlapecka was featured on singer Boy Hazy's 2021 album ''Divinium Armor'', including the single "Love In The Wind". She began teasing her own music in late 2022,<ref name=":8">{{cite web |last1=Preson |first1=Devon |date=14 December 2022 |title=Oh Me, Oh My |url=https://www.inkedmag.com/original-news/oh-me-oh-my |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=Inked}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=Creator Spotlight Series: @chrissychlapecka |url=https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/creator-spotlight-series-chrissychlapecka |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=TikTok Newsroom |language=en-us}}</ref> and a preview of their single "I'm So Hot" went viral on TikTok. In advance of its release, ''Rolling Stone'' named Chlapecka one of "The Brightest Pop Stars to Watch in 2023", writing that they had "the charisma to become the new reigning star of this year's dance floors."<ref name=":5" /> The song, recorded in Los Angeles with co-writer Alexandra Veltri and producer Dallas Caton, was released on February 3, 2023.<ref name=":13">{{Cite news |last=Russell |first=Erica |date=2023-02-03 |title=Chrissy Chlapecka's "I'm So Hot" Is a Pro-Bimbo Anthem |language=en |work=Paper |url=https://www.papermag.com/chrissy-chlapecka-im-so-hot-2659345510.html#rebelltitem25 |access-date=2023-02-03}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Madison E. |date=2023-02-03 |title=Chrissy Chlapecka is America's Favorite Bimbo, and Now a Pop Star With First Single "I'm So Hot" |url=https://whatstrending.com/chrissy-chlapecka-is-americas-favorite-bimbo-and-now-a-pop-star-with-first-single-im-so-hot/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=What's Trending |language=en-US}}</ref>
On January 4, 2024, Chlapecka, after releasing four standalone tracks in the preceding year, initiated the promotion of her forthcoming project. Utilizing her social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, she teased her upcoming musical venture through a five-episode miniseries of skits following the plot where she woke up to find herself stranded in a desert.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chlapecka |first=Chrissy |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Girlie Pop TikTok Playlist |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@chrissychlapecka/playlist/Girlie%20Pop-7322172029971565355 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.tiktok.com}}</ref> These skits were unveiled periodically in the days leading up to the revelation of the extended play's lead single, titled "I'm Really Pretty", released on February 27, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chlapecka |first=Chrissy |date=February 6, 2024 |title=im really pretty out february 27th 12am PT🩷🎀 presave now!! |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@chrissychlapecka/video/7332198113978993963 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.tiktok.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chlapecka |first=Chrissy |date=February 6, 2024 |title=I'm Really Pretty out February 27th 12am ET🩷🎀 presave in bio 💋 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C2-hGIovtUg/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Chlapecka |first=Chrissy |user=chrissychlap |number=1754582473747706142 |date=February 5, 2024 |title=I'm Really Pretty out February 27th 12am ET 🩷🎀 |language=en |access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref> On April 3, 2024, she released the extended play's second single, "Verse." In addition to this, they announced that the EP would be titled ''Girlie Pop'' and revealed its release date to be June 5, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/chrissy-chlapecka-announces-debut-ep-girlie-pop-out-june-5 |title=Chrissy Chlapecka Announces Debut EP Girlie Pop Out June 5 |author1=Miskell, MC |author2=Shapiro, Rebecca |date=2024-04-03 |website=Shore Fire Media |access-date=2024-05-02}}</ref>
In April 2024, Chlapecka performed the vocals for drag queen Plane Jane's finale song for the 16th season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', "Bodysuit".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/rupauls-drag-race-plane-jane-drama-viral-meme-interview-1235666256/ |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Finalist Plane Jane Would Like to Remind You That Drag Should Be 'Fun and Dumb' |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2024-04-25 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2024-05-02}}</ref> On May 15, 2024, she released the third single from ''Girlie Pop'', "10 Boyfriends".<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Chlapecka |first=Chrissy |user=chrissychlap |number=1790390675248500743 |date=May 14, 2024 |title=it's 10 bfs day. last single til my debut ep is dropped.. |language=en |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="People24">{{cite web |url=https://people.com/meet-people-talented-2024-spring-emerging-artists-8646610 |title=Meet PEOPLE's Talented 2024 Spring Emerging Artists! |author1=Avila, Daniela |author2=Irvin, Jack |date=May 10, 2024 |website=People |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>
=== Other === Chlapecka has a presence on Cameo, where they sell commissioned personalized videos.<ref name="Ovide1.2022" /> From April to June 2021, Chlapecka and Craig MacNeil co-hosted the podcast ''Chrissy & Craig''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chrissy & Craig on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chrissy-craig/id1561827264 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Apple Podcasts |date=June 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Chlapecka had previously appeared on MacNeil's main podcast, ''Craig & Friends''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=129: Chrissy Chlapecka! by Craig & Friends |url=https://anchor.fm/craigandfriends/episodes/129-Chrissy-Chlapecka-eprp7u |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Anchor |language=en}}</ref> Other podcasts she has appeared on include ''We're Having Gay Sex'', ''Don't Let This Flop'', and ''The Comment Section with Drew Afualo.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chrissy Chlapecka - Top podcast episodes |url=https://www.listennotes.com/top-podcasts/chrissy-chlapecka/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Listen Notes |date=19 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Chlapecka has hosted several live comedy shows at Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago.<ref name="Ovide1.2022" /><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1500976908636467200|user=chrissychlapp|title=come see ME at zanies chicago WEDNESDAY @ 8!!!!! it'll be a fun night with ME i can't wait to meet you guys!!!!!|author=Chrissy Chlapecka|date=2022-03-07|access-date=2023-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chrissy Chlapecka Chicago Shows on Do312 |url=https://do312.com/artists/chrissy-chlapecka/past_events |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Do312}}</ref> In 2022, they appeared at Los Angeles Pride alongside Dylan Mulvaney and other TikTok creators<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Julius |date=2022-05-31 |title=TikTok Reveals LGBTQ+ 'Trailblazers' List in Celebration of Pride Month |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/tiktok-reveals-lgbtq-trailblazers-list-in-celebration-of-pride-month/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Los Angeles Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fong |first=Gigi |date=2022-06-16 |title=5 TikTok Trailblazers Serving Hilarious Queer Content |url=https://hypebae.com/2022/6/lgbtq-pride-tiktok-chrissy-chlapecka-trailblazer |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Hypebae}}</ref> and at VidCon, where she participated in a panel entitled "Hot Gurlz Only" with fellow TikTokers Sarah Schauer and Drew Afualo.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lalwani |first=Andy |date=2022-06-27 |title=Chrissy Chlapecka Talks About Being a Big Sister Figure on TikTok |url=https://whatstrending.com/chrissy-chlapecka-vidcon-2022/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=What's Trending |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendez II |first=Moises |date=2022-06-28 |title=VidCon: TikTok 'Hot Gurlz' discuss dating red flags and what fans get wrong about them |url=https://passionfru.it/hot-gurlz-dating-red-flags-1632/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Passionfruit |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Recognition === Drag performer Bimini Bon-Boulash praised Chlapecka in their 2021 autobiography ''Release the Beast: A Drag Queen's Guide to Life'', calling her "part of a new wave of women subverting [the] male gaze by playing up to the bimbo stereotype on camera while asserting their own feminist politics".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Boulash |first=Bimini Bon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4sAlEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT18 |title=Release the Beast: A Drag Queen's Guide to Life |date=2021-10-14 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-0-241-54359-7 |language=en |author-link=Bimini Bon-Boulash}}</ref>
== Artistry ==
=== Style, persona, and "Bimboism" === Chlapecka's online persona and content center on reclaiming the traditionally sexist "bimbo" archetype. She has been credited, along with friend and fellow TikToker Griffin Maxwell Brooks, as one of the founders of #BimboTok, a community of similarly minded creators.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> They adopt an intentionally hyperfeminine aesthetic in her videos, including alternately platinum blonde or dyed pink hair, sometimes in pigtails;<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":4" /> bold makeup and bright pink outfits that feature miniskirts, platform boots, and faux fur-trimmed coats and bralettes;<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /> and a breathy falsetto speaking voice often compared to pop star Ariana Grande.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Sophie |date=2022-02-11 |title=Chrissy Chlapecka Is TikTok's Biggest Bimbo |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/search-history-chrissy-chlapecka-is-tiktok-biggest-bimbo |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Robathan |first=Hannah |date=2021-08-09 |title="Being a bimbo doesn't necessarily mean you're a dumbass": reclaiming Bimboism with Chrissy Chlapecka |url=https://shado-mag.com/do/bimboism-chrissy-chlapecka/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Shado Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Her persona has been described by media outlets as a "doe-eyed, blonde-haired, pink-latex-clad, ''she''/''they'' viral superstar"<ref name=":0" /> and "if Lady Gaga were your favorite barista dishing out advice and zingers",<ref name="Ovide1.2022" /> and by Chlapecka themself as "an encouraging big sister type".<ref name="Ovide1.2022" />
Chlapecka's content is often satirical, using sarcasm and irony to deliver sociopolitical commentary and messages of self-love and authenticity.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /> Several videos comedically depict the perceived stupidity of the stereotypical bimbo (such as inability to spell or do math)<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> while reframing it as a deliberate response to social and economic inequality, with lines such as "A modern-day bimbo doesn't need to know 'what a mortgage is' or 'how to file taxes,' but we do know it's time to let go those who are in prison for marijuana charges when the states that they're in have decriminalised marijuana"<ref name=":1" /> and "I don't know what the economy is, I don't know what supply and demand is. All I know is that our problems would be solved if we'd just print more money."<ref name=":3" /> Videos are also critical of capitalism, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, police brutality, the pro-life movement, and male chauvinists,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Kearns |first=Sarah |date=2021-04-27 |title=TikTok's Chrissy Chlapecka Is Redefining the Bimbo for Gen Z |url=https://lithiumagazine.com/2021/04/27/tiktoks-chrissy-chlapecka-is-redefining-the-bimbo-for-gen-z/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Lithium Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026}}</ref> while voicing support for sex workers, birth control, the LGBT community, sexual liberation, and the Black Lives Matter movement.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":8" /> Their content also includes relationship advice<ref name=":0" /> and humorous anecdotes such as getting her "clit pierced at Claire's" and buying bisexual stuffed animals from Build-A-Bear.<ref name=":7" /> She often ends videos with the sung catchphrase "Oh me oh my", an homage to the Slayyyter song "Mine".<ref name=":14" />
Chlapecka did not initially self-identify as a "bimbo", but adopted the label when TikTok commenters began using it for her in an affirming manner.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Cortés |first=Michelle Santiago |date=December 28, 2020 |title=No Thoughts. Head Empty. Just Vibes: The Rise Of The New Age Bimbo |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/12/10204376/tiktok-bimbo-gen-z-trend |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Refinery29 |language=en}}</ref> In interviews, she has presented her "bimboism" as a reclaiming of femininity and sexual autonomy,<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":9" /> as well as a rejection of social standards in favor of embracing outsiders.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Justice |date=2021-02-23 |title=Opinion: The reason why some little girls are growing up to be 'bimbos' |url=https://columbiachronicle.com/opinion-the-reason-why-some-little-girls-are-growing-up-to-be-bimbos |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=The Columbia Chronicle}}</ref> Her outlook was influenced by celebrities like Paris Hilton, as well as an upbringing in which she was often dismissed as an unintelligent "bimbo".<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" /> They have summarized the philosophy as "Bimboism means liberating yourself, your body, and your aesthetic to be what you want them to be without the judgment of others."<ref name=":9" />
=== Musical style ===
Chlapecka cites hyperpop and 2000s pop music artists like Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Slayyyter, Rebecca Black, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and Charli XCX as musical influences.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" /> They have also cited Broadway star Bernadette Peters as an early inspiration.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2023-02-06 |title=Chrissy Chlapecka Wants Everyone to Feel 'So Hot' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chrissy-chlapecka-tiktok-im-so-hot-song-1234674825/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Speaking to ''Inked'' magazine, she said that her "brand as a musician is very similar to the brand I have on TikTok" and that her upcoming music would be "the storybook of my life....I want my music to reflect back and pay tribute to the girl I was in high school, because she really needed a big hug."<ref name=":8" /> She has expressed a desire to bridge the gap between hyperpop and traditional pop music.<ref name=":14" /> ''Rolling Stone'' described their single "I'm So Hot" as having "notes of Paris Hilton's short-lived pop stardom and Britney Spears' ''Blackout''".<ref name=":5" /> She has also been compared to Prince, Kylie Minogue, Nadia Oh, and Kesha.<ref name=":13" />
== Personal life == Chlapecka lives in Chicago<ref name=":6" /> and owns a miniature dachshund named Sugar Sparkles, which she bought in 2021.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite Instagram|postid=Cc_Dy51p-gh|user=chrissychlapecka|title=sugars birthday was yesterday and this is how we celebrated #reels #dauchshund #slay|date=2022-04-30|author=Chrissy Chlapecka}}</ref><ref name=":10" />
Chlapecka previously identified as bisexual<ref>{{Cite Instagram|postid=C_V_WzXRLPN|user=chrissychlapecka|title=thank u vogue for asking me all the questions u have been DYING to get answered about my new project…|date=2024-08-31|author=Chrissy Chlapecka}}</ref> but later came out as a lesbian,<ref>{{Cite Instagram|postid=DKX0MqdB5gC|user=chrissychlapecka|title=THANK U WEHO PRIDE|date=2025-06-01|author=Chrissy Chlapecka}}</ref> and uses ''she/her'' and ''they/them'' pronouns.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":7" /> She has said there are "many fluid layers" to her gender and sexuality, and that she doesn't "necessarily identify as cis".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prager |first=Sarah |date=2023-03-14 |title=Chrissy Chlapecka Is the Queer Elle Woods Fighting the Patriarchy |url=https://www.logotv.com/news/5ptq5a/chrissy-chlapecka-im-so-hot-tiktok |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314221806/https://www.logotv.com/news/5ptq5a/chrissy-chlapecka-im-so-hot-tiktok |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Logo TV}}</ref> Many of her videos center around her LGBTQ identity, with Chlapecka saying, "I love when people are like, 'Stop making being gay your whole identity.' [...] That's where so much of like, my confidence in myself has come from."<ref name=":6" /> She has also said that she was rejected by her family due to "being bi and being myself and wearing what i wear",<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1388359413656924169|user=chrissychlapp|title=thank u to the people who aren't invalidating me bc i literally got kicked out of my whole family for being bi and being myself and wearing what i wear so plz just accept me on here at least 🧍🏼♀️💋💅💞|author=Chrissy Chlapecka|date=2021-05-01|access-date=2023-01-25}}</ref> but found acceptance in Chicago's LGBTQ community.<ref name=":6" />
Prior to TikTok fame, Chlapecka struggled with insecurity and was in an abusive relationship, which she ended in 2020 during the pandemic.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":8" /> She has several tattoos, including six butterflies and the phrase "Divine Feminine" on her ribs; the latter, her first tattoo, represents her embrace of femininity and rejection of patriarchy, and was done while she was still in the relationship.<ref name=":8" />
Chlapecka identifies as a feminist but has argued that much of the movement needs to be "reworked", citing issues such as the historic whiteness in many strains, heteronormativity, and the persistence of anti-trans voices.<ref name=":3" /> She has also criticized what they perceive as the gatekeeping of activism by those in higher education, arguing that shared communal knowledge and lived experience are "just as credible as reading something from a fucking book. Go ahead, be a smart person and use that to be an activist—but don't tell me my opinion doesn't count because I don't talk a certain way, or know certain things. That's about access to education, and it's classist."<ref name=":10" />
Chlapecka has ADHD and anxiety,<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1405627620050542594|user=chrissychlapp|title=honestly i used to hate that my adhd made me forget everything but lately i do not mind. just empty head with pink butterflies. ari songs playing in the background. nothing else.|author=Chrissy Chlapecka|date=2021-06-17|access-date=2023-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_FBX5JRmq4 |title=Ask Craig & Chrissy! (With Chrissy Chlapecka) |date=March 22, 2021 |last=Craig And Friends |type=podcast |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2023-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1: Everything! by Chrissy & Craig |url=https://anchor.fm/chrissyandcraig/episodes/1-Everything-evokp4 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Anchor |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1440519872073457670|user=chrissychlapp|title=I have anxiety|author=Chrissy Chlapecka|date=2021-09-21|access-date=2023-01-25}}</ref> and has said that, contrary to her online persona, she is "extremely introverted" in real life.<ref name=":6" />
== Discography == All credits adapted from Spotify and Apple Music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chrissy Chlapecka - Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/7L5no8Dp7Y2Gk0L1JIWj9S?si=5_7b4oLSTTmiRCThjIyAtg |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Spotify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chrissy Chlapecka - Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chrissy-chlapecka/1663699402 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Apple Music}}</ref>
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable" |+ !Title !EP details |- |''Girlie Pop'' | *Released: June 5, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girlie Pop - Chrissy Chlapecka |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3rOPvYAK1cu7pCGia9UjyL |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Spotify}}</ref> / September 27, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girlie Pop: Encore - Chrissy Chlapecka |url= https://open.spotify.com/album/1Zf8vlF2PYYCuxXhmfNSUN |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Spotify}}</ref> <small>(Encore)</small> *Label: Self-released *Format: Digital download, streaming |- |''Christine'' | *Released: November 21, 2025<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=CHRISSY CHLAPECKA RECONNECTS WITH HER INNER 'FIERCE DIVA' IN CYBERPOP 'APOLLO' VIDEO |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chrissy-chlapecka-apollo-video-christine-ep-1235454202/ |date=2025-10-24 |access-date=2025-10-26 |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Mier |first=Tomás}}</ref> / June 5, 2026 <small>(High Voltage)</small> *Label: Self-released *Format: Digital download, streaming |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:4em;" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Album !Writer(s) !Producer(s) |- | rowspan="5" |2023 ! scope="row" |"I'm So Hot" | rowspan="5"{{N/A|Non-album singles}} | Christine Chlapecka, Alexandra Veltri, Dallas Caton | Dallas Caton |- ! scope="row" |"Alpha" | Christine Chlapecka, Evangeline Miele | David Burris |- ! scope="row" |"Head Bitch" |Christine Chlapecka, Alexandra Veltri | rowspan="2" | Dallas Caton |- ! scope="row" |"Brat" |Christine Chlapecka, Alexandra Veltri, Dallas Caton, Maize Jane Olinger |- ! scope="row" |"Affection" |Christine Chlapecka, Alexandra Veltri, David Burris | David Burris |- | rowspan="5" |2024 ! scope="row" |"I'm Really Pretty" | rowspan="4" |''Girlie Pop'' | Christine Chlapecka, Alexandra Veltri, Dallas Caton | rowspan="5" | Dallas Caton |- ! scope="row" |"Verse" | Christine Chlapecka, Jesse Saint John, Alexandra Veltri, Dallas Caton |- ! scope="row" |"10 Boyfriends" | rowspan="3" |Alexandra Veltri, Christine Chlapecka, Dallas Caton |- ! scope="row" |"Sugar" |- ! scope="row" |"My Only Dream Is To Be Loved" |''Girlie Pop: Encore'' |- | rowspan="5"|2025 ! scope="row" |"Cherry Do You Love Me" | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} | rowspan="2"|Christine Chlapecka, David Burris | rowspan="2"|David Burris |- ! scope="row" |"Clam Casino" |- ! scope="row" |"Passionfruit" | rowspan="3" |''Christine'' | Christine Chlapecka, Alexandra Veltri, Dallas Caton | rowspan="5" |Dallas Caton |- ! scope="row" |"Apollo" | Christine Chlapecka, Alexandra Veltri, Dallas Caton, Jesse Saint John |- ! scope="row" |"Aria" | rowspan="2" |Christine Chlapecka, Dallas Caton |- | rowspan="2" |2026 ! scope="row" |"Andromeda" | rowspan="2" |''Christine: High Voltage'' |- ! scope="row" |"Purple Moon" | Christine Chlapecka, Jesse Saint John |}
=== Music videos === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Director |- | rowspan="4" |2023 |"I'm So Hot" |Sarah Gaglione |- |"Head Bitch" |Mikey Harmon |- |"Brat" | rowspan="2" |Michael Arellano |- |"Affection" |- | rowspan="5" |2024 |"I'm Really Pretty" | rowspan="2" |Michael Arellano and Mikey Harmon |- |"Verse" |- |"10 Boyfriends" | rowspan="8" |Mikey Harmon |- |"Sugar" |- |"My Only Dream Is To Be Loved" |- | rowspan="4" |2025 |"Cherry Do You Love Me" |- |"Passionfruit" |- |"Apollo" |- |"Aria" |- |2026 |"Andromeda" |}
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