“My mother went through a phase in her life where she... stopped being queer for religious reasons. I remember, my mother rebuking her sexuality... Queerness was not okay. She basically just said it wasn't okay for her... This is what, in my experience, religion can do to a queer person.”

American drag queen, comedian and actor

Bob the Drag Queen, also known as Caldwell Tidicue and Christopher Delmar Caldwell, is an American drag queen, comedian, actor, activist, musician, author, podcaster, and reality television personality. He is best known for winning season eight of RuPaul's Drag Race. After that win, he moved into acting and appeared in High Maintenance, Tales of the City, and A Black Lady Sketch Show. In 2020, he co-hosted We're Here on HBO with Eureka O'Hara and Shangela. His debut novel, Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert, was published in 2025, and by 2026 he had become the first Black RuPaul's Drag Race competitor to pass 2 million Instagram followers.