Society has crumbled and for many, the only relief is the playhouses. The lucky get to be guests at the playhouses, where their desires will be catered to, but for most, getting into a playhouse as a pet is the only way to ensure that they'll be taken care of. But not all playhouses are equal, and Violet Chachki runs the most exclusive and expensive one. Her pets are healthy, well-cared for and never made to do anything they don't want, a paradise amongst playhouses. It is then with great surprise that streetwise punk Adore finds herself as Violet's newest pet. But Violet quickly realizes that Adore doesn't fit into any of the categories that her establishment offers and must decide what to do with her...