That's a perfect analogy for this story.
I keep thinking of the movie Zelig, a fictional story about a man who was a human chameleon: His appearance would literally change depending on the group of people he was with.
She's the real-life, female version of Zelig.
Probably like Zelig she had self-esteem issues. Deep down, every narcissist does. My guess — she was trying to lose her real self, maybe because of some kind of trauma. Her family sounded kinda kooky. Underneath her persona is a great fragility — or maybe a great void.
I’ve met a lot of Rachels. She’s someone who’s basically trying to do her own thing and have everyone accept her on her terms. “I feel that I’m black, so you have to treat me as one.” Same with Jenner. Underneath her persona is a great fragility — or maybe a great void.