Taraji P. Henson is roaaring through the pages of September’s issue of “Harper’s Bazaar” in a feline inspired photo spread and interview titled “Fortune Cookie: Taraji. P. Henson” get into some of the feisty shots and excerpts from the editorial below.

In January, after Empire had aired only two episodes, Henson’s costar Terrence Howard, who plays her ex-husband, Lucious Lyon, told her that she’d become “an icon in two weeks.”

“I was like, ‘Huh?'” Henson recalls. “Then I got on Twitter and was like, ‘You’re right.’ I’ve seen babies dressed up like Cookie, men dressed up like Cookie, dogs dressed up like Cookie.” She offers a sly note. “But you have to be into drag. If you’re not, it may not come off right.” Her favorite Cookie outfit so far? “Alaïa black catsuit, hands down. I’ve even worn some of my own stuff, like my Balmain leather. I have to meet [Balmain designer] Olivier Rousteing; I need to be his friend.”

In person, the voluble Henson has Cookie rising. “I have a lot of Cookie tendencies that I cannot act on,” she says, adding with a sigh, “You know, I’d go to jail.” She calls Cookie her “Sasha Fierce,”

Growing up in Washington, D.C., she completed a theater degree at Howard University and worked as a secretary at the Pentagon before taking up acting. “It took me a minute to get on the chic bus,” she says. “I was coming from the era of Lil’ Kim and Mary J. Blige, you know, ghetto fabulous. I came from nothing, was deprived all my life, so when you get money, you go big!” She credits her publicist’s fashion advice, “You should do black.” She cackles. “You should see my closet now—black, black, black.” And Henson keeps everything: outfits she’s worn to win roles, especially. “One day I’ll be famous enough or important enough where people will want my shit like Elizabeth Taylor’s.”

Check out the full interview over at Harper’s Bazaar by clicking HERE