Rep. Nancy Mace Unveils Bold New Tattoos As She Debuts YouTube Series | JP
In case you were wondering, yes, the photo on this article is real. It’s not AI.
Outgoing Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina has some bold new tattoos. Nine, to be exact.
Over the weekend, Rep. Mace used her new YouTube series to show off her fresh ink.
Take a look:
Rep. Nancy Mace reveals new tattoos as she launches YouTube show after losing political career https://t.co/6Z6076mPqD pic.twitter.com/zgGgn5EXqw
— New York Post (@nypost) August 16, 2026
Now, these tattoos aren’t exactly fresh, and she didn’t get them inked all at once.
Rep. Mace had them done a couple years ago as she served in Congress.
Previously, Mace spoke to the New York Post about why she got the tattoos. In that interview, she called herself “broken” and said that tattoos gave her “the pain that I need to feel.”
Read for yourself in this excerpt from the NYP article:
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has gotten nine tattoos as a member of Congress because getting inked provides “the pain that I need to feel,” the congresswoman said in a revealing profile released on Friday.
The 48-year-old congresswoman got the tattoos in “rapid succession” between a period in late 2023 and early 2024, marked by the breakup with her fiancé and an exodus of staffers from her office, some of whom viewed working for Mace as “toxic,” according to Politico.
Aside from a need to feel “pain,” Mace described getting tattoos as a way to “reclaim” her body and identity.
One of her nine tattoos is the opening line of Virginia Woolf’s famous novel, “Mrs. Dalloway.”
Woolf, as Politico pointed out, committed suicide in 1941 over fears “she was going mad.”
“So my story is I am totally broken,” the congresswoman and South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate is quoted as saying in the profile.
Mace details the strained relationship she has with her father, her struggles in becoming the first female graduate at The Citadel and alleged instances of sexual molestation and rape that she’s been the victim of throughout the piece.
“I have PTSD over what I’ve been through,” she said.
Frankly, hearing about Rep. Mace’s struggles is very sad.
Hopefully, she can get the mental help that she needs.
Since getting the tattoos a few years ago, Rep. Mace has kept them mostly covered up — until this weekend.
After losing her primary earlier this year, Rep. Mace is on her way out of politics. It appears that she is now pivoting into a YouTube talk show career.
For the first time, Rep. Mace showed off her tattoos in their entirety in an episode of her series.
If you want to watch the full thing, I have it for you right here:
Rep. Mace’s tattoos are generating quite the buzz on social media.
Some folks had difficulty believing they were real and are expressing disapproval with her decision:
I assumed Nancy Mace’s tattoo’s were AI but apparently they’re real? This is from her official YouTube account this weekend. pic.twitter.com/sXkXPD11TH
— Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) August 16, 2026
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To each their own, but in my view this isn’t a good look.
— Mr. (N)IceMan (@AI_LasVegas) August 16, 2026
I swear politicians are just as desperate for attention as actors.
Just an absolute gutter class of people.
— Adrienne (@JeanDarc815) August 16, 2026
I thought this was AI at first… damn.
— Andrew Jackson (@Epictetas) August 16, 2026
But, others like the new look:
Nice! I love the Mother Mary tattoo next to JUSTICE
— David (@DHajostek) August 16, 2026
So what?? People worry too much about other people’s bodies. Especially women. I love her TikToks!! She’s a patriot and talks about important topics. Tattoos or not she’s still relevant and brilliant.
— SuzyQPublic (@SuzyQ17487) August 16, 2026
What are your thoughts on Rep. Mace’s new tattoos?