Bob The Drag Queen, also known professionally as Caldwell Tidicue,[5] is the stage name of Christopher Caldwell,[6] a drag queen, performer, comedian, and the Season 8 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race.
After winning her season, Bob released dance singles, started a podcast with Monét X Change called Sibling Rivalry, her own comedy special "Suspiciously Large Woman", starred in the Netflix movie "Cherry Pop", started the show "BOBin' Around" on WOWPresents+ and filled in for Katya on "The Trixie & Katya Show" as of the 10th episode. Bob, alongside Eureka O'Hara and Shangela, hosted Seasons 1-3 of the HBO show, "We're Here".
Name Origin[]
"This guy came on stage and didn't hear my name properly, so he started to make up all different names. He asked me if it was Kate. I said, “Yeah, Kate is a drag name.” Then I started to just make it more simple, and decided Bob…Bob the Drag Queen…and I thought it was funny, and then I created my name." [7]
Drag Family[]
Bob claims to be the drag daughter of drag queens Sherry Vine and Peaches Christ,[8] the latter making Bob and Jinkx Monsoon (Season 5 and All Stars 7 winner) drag sisters.[9] Bob also claims Bianca Del Rio and Peppermint as queens that helped them succeed in their early drag career.
Even though they don't share the same drag mothers, Monét X Change (Season 10 contestant and All Stars 4 winner) and Bob also consider themselves drag sisters.
Track Records[]
| Statistics | USA Season 8 |
|---|---|
| Ranking: | 1st Place (Winner) |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 3 (Eps. 3, 5, 7) |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 6) |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 1 (Ep. 8) |
| Episode Eliminated | N/A |
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8[]
- "Is Beyoncé scared of Britney? Then Bob ain't scared of Derrick."
- "If you wanna do like memorable drag next week I can give you some tips." (to Derrick Barry)
- "If my intentions were to hurt you, you'd be crying right now, bitch!" (to Derrick Barry)
- "Find something about you that you like and focus on that. If I don't like my face, if I don't like my skin, if I don't like my weight, I think to myself, 'I have a nice teeth.' And it may just start with that one tooth. Look at that tooth. That's a nice tooth, man. And then once you can accept that little thing about yourself, you can just accept you for who you are."
- "Everything works out in the end, and if it's not working out, then it's not the end."
- "Look at them dancing around a homeless man, that's so sweet of them. They let a homeless man join their group, oh my god, that's cute." (while rehearsing Bitch Perfect)
- "No one better be disrespecting me." (as "Chocolate Chip Cookie" in Season 8, Episode 3, "RuCo's Empire")
- "Then, why did I waste my time putting on thiiisss, *dramatically removes fur coat showing off a glitter catsuit* Oh wait there's more...THIIISSS!" (as "Chocolate Chip Cookie" in Season 8, Episode 3, "RuCo's Empire")
- "Taste it, bitch! Expensive vodka!" (as "Chocolate Chip Cookie" in Season 8, Episode 3, "RuCo's Empire")
- "I know ya'll ain't starting this WHITE ass party without me, and why it gotta be white? (as "Chocolate Chip Cookie" in Season 8, Episode 3, "RuCo's Empire")
- "Oh you thirsty bitch?" (as "Chocolate Chip Cookie" in Season 8, Episode 3, "RuCo's Empire")
- "I'm taking this motherfucker, gimme the shoe bitch" (as "Chocolate Chip Cookie" in Season 8, Episode 3, "RuCo's Empire")
- "Team New York."
- "♪Art, a-art, art, art. Art, art, shi-kak-kak-boom. Ooh-shi-shi-kak-shi-kak-ka-kak, art. Did somebody mention Art?♪"
- "I just wrote corn!" (as Carol Channing on "Snatch Game")
- "Once a queen named Iman reminded me of the sun, instead of that supermodel life, she can be...my wife." (as Uzo Aduba on "Snatch Game")
- "Why y'all gagging, I bring it to you every episode!"
- "As a public servant, I believe in serving the people. That's why I want BJs for every single American! That's right! Better jobs for every American! Buy yourself something pretty."
- "And Derrick Barry only had one baby, for breakfast!"
- "The Gay Agenda. And it's designed by lesbians, so you know it works."
- "Bob the Drag Queen for President. Why? Because I didn't eat a fucking baby."
- "This ad was paid for by, my Uncle Steve. He got money, girl."
- "I have too much to say. But I'm going to keep it to one thing. Take whatever you love about yourself, and walk into the world purse first!" (crowning line)
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Season 1[]
- "I didn't come to make friends. I came to make cupcakes." (Entrance Quote)
Trivia[]
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- Bob is openly non-binary and uses both she/her and he/him pronouns.
- Bob is pansexual.
- She is the first openly Pansexual winner of any Drag Race franchise.
- Bob is the first winner of the "Reading Challenge" on any Drag Race franchise, to simultaneously win the crown on her season.
- She would be followed by:
- She is younger than her drag daughter, Miz Cracker.
- Bob is the first winner on the US franchise to not receive a HIGH placement throughout their season.
- Whenever Bob received positive critiques for a Maxi Challenge, they ended up winning the episode.
- Bob shares a Birthday with Laila McQueen.
- Laila would also become Bob's makeup artist for HBO's We're Here.
- Bob's biological mother had a rare condition called "Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP)", a form of pneumonia that is more extreme.
- Her first time doing drag was at an LGBT pride event, where she and some friends protested. Doing so, Bob was arrested for holding up traffic with his friends.
- She is the first contestant to impersonate two celebrities in a single Snatch Game performance, impersonating Uzo Aduba's "Orange Is The New Black" character, "Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren", for the first half of the game and switching to Carol Channing for the second half.
- She was later followed by Nina West on Season 11 who impersonated Harvey Fierstein and Jo Anne Worley, Widow Von'Du on Season 12 who impersonated Tina Turner and Ike Turner, and Blu Hydrangea on UK Vs The World who impersonated Austin Powers and Dr. Evil.
- She is the second regular season winner...
- ...to have a shared challenge win with another contestant (with Derrick Barry), after Violet Chachki.
- Coincidentally, both of their partners placed fifth.
- ...to win the inaugural Political Challenge, after Sharon Needles. They would later be joined by Season 12 Winner, Jaida Essence Hall.
- ...to have never won a Design or Ball Challenge after Jinkx Monsoon on Season 5.
- Bob and Jinkx both placed SAFE for their first Design challenge and subsequently placed in the Bottom 2 for their respective Ball episodes.
- ...to have a shared challenge win with another contestant (with Derrick Barry), after Violet Chachki.
- On November 8th, 2018, Bob became the 13th drag queen and first African-American contestant of the show to reach 1 million followers on Instagram.
- She hosted the Pit Stop for Season 12, All Stars 5 and All Stars 7.
- Bob has two boyfriends but they do not date each other, making their relationship more polyamorous than a throuple.
- Bob is the second winner to also win the Snatch Game.
- Bob revealed on her TikTok that her original Promo Look for Season 8 was denied when she arrived at the promo shoot. She also revealed that originally her promo looked was approved with the theme before shooting the promo.
- She is the fifth Drag Race alumni, after Willam, Alaska, Phi Phi O'Hara and Trixie Mattel to be a guest judge on The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.
- Bob moved a lot as a kid, which includes Phenix City (AL), Corinth (MS), and LaGrange and Atlanta which are both in Georgia. As an adult, she moved back to Columbus, Georgia for college and then Queens, New York after college where she did drag.
- Bob has appeared in...
- ...the movie "Cherry Pop" as a character named "Kitten Withawhip" (her original drag name). The movie also featured Detox, Mayhem Miller, Tempest DuJour, and Latrice Royale.[10]
- ...the Netflix show "Tales of the City" as a bar owner named "Ida Best".[10]
- ..."Christmas Queens 3" (musical album that features a few "RuPaul's Drag Race" contestants).
- ...Kahanna Montrese's music video for "Scores".[10]
- ..."The Trixie and Katya Show", when she filled in for Katya during Katya's hiatus from drag.[10]
- ..."BOBin' Around" on WOWPresents+.
- ...the HBO series "We're Here" with fellow Drag Race alum Shangela and Eureka O'Hara.[10]
- ...Madonna's tour The Celebration Tour.[11]
- Bob dropped out of college.[12]
- Bob has recorded two comedy specials, "Bob The Drag Queen: Suspiciously Large Woman" and "Bob The Drag Queen: Live at Caroline's", both of which are available to watch on Amazon.[10]
- Bob hosts the Youtube/podcast free-form commentary series "Sibling Rivalry" along with her best friend and drag sister Monét X Change, in which the two queens discuss a variety of topics ranging from Grindr hookups to tattoos to racial bias within the Drag Race fandom.
- When Bob instead hosts the show with another close friend, Peppermint, it is referred to as "Only Child".
Gallery[]
Mini Promo
#TeamBob Promo
Congratulatory Post for Bob
Season 8 Looks[]
Promo Look
Premiere Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Design Challenge of the Past Look (Season 2's Gone with the Window)
Movie Premiere Realness Look
Rollergirls Look
Neon Realness Look
Night of a 1000 Madonnas Look
Wizards of Drag Look
Elena Grant Makeover Look
Black & White Realness Look
Baby Drag Realness Look
That's My Mama Realness Look
Autobiographical Eleganza Extravaganza Look
Best Drag Look
Finale Look
Finale Performance Look
Crowning Look
Live Crowning Look
Season 9 Looks[]
Successor Crowning Look
Season 10 Looks[]
Past Alumni RuTurn Look
Celebrity Drag Race 1 Looks[]
Episode 1[]
Werk Room Look
Runway Look
Episode 3[]
Werk Room Look
Runway Look
Videos[]
Vote for Bob the Drag Queen
Best of Bob the Drag Queen
Bob the Drag Queen's 'I Don't Like To Show Off' Performance
What About Bob The Drag Queen? — Portrait of a Queen
The Pit Stop S9 E8 with Bob The Drag Queen
The Pit Stop S9 E13 & E14 with Luis (Bob's Assistant)
The Pit Stop S10 E14 with Delta Work
The Pit Stop S12 E1 with Sasha Velour
The Pit Stop S12 E2 with Peppermint
The Pit Stop S12 E3 with Thorgy Thor
The Pit Stop S12 E4 with Acid Betty
The Pit Stop S12 E5 with Yuhua Hamasaki
The Pit Stop S12 E6 with Monét X Change
The Pit Stop S12 E7 with Aja
The Pit Stop S12 E8 with Alexis Michelle
The Pit Stop S12 E9 with Detox
The Pit Stop S12 E10 with Jujubee
The Pit Stop S12 E11 with Miz Cracker
The Pit Stop S12 E12 with Dusty Ray Bottoms
The Pit Stop AS5 E1 with Trinity The Tuck
The Pit Stop AS5 E2 with Violet Chachki
The Pit Stop AS5 E3 with The Vivienne
The Pit Stop AS5 E4 with Alaska
The Pit Stop AS5 E5 with Jinkx Monsoon
The Pit Stop AS5 E6 with Raja
The Pit Stop AS5 E7 with Monét X Change
The Pit Stop AS5 E8 with Jaida Essence Hall
The Pit Stop S13 E9 with Bob The Drag Queen
Discography[]
Singles[]
- "Purse First" (2016) ft. DJ Mitch Ferrino
- "Bloodbath" (2016) ft. DJ Mitch Ferrino
- "Yet Another Dig" (2017) ft. Alaska
- "Deck a Ho (Mitch Ferrino Mix)" (2017) ft. Shangela
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Appearances[]
- "Wrong Bitch" (2016) by Todrick Hall ft. Bob The Drag Queen
- "Soak It Up" (2018) by Monét X Change ft. Bob The Drag Queen
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Bob The Drag Queen |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Kim Chi & Naomi Smalls |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Chi Chi DeVayne • 5th: Derrick Barry • 6th: Thorgy Thor • 7th: Robbie Turner • 8th: Acid Betty • 9th: Naysha Lopez • 10th: Cynthia Lee Fontaine (Miss Congeniality) • 11th & 12th: Dax ExclamationPoint & Laila McQueen |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Miles Davis Moody • Bryce Eilenberg |