“There's a narrative that anyone who goes out and chooses a family must have been thrown to the curb and stomped down to the ground by their families at home. That's not always the case, but sometimes you just need love from people who have extremely similar experiences.”

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.