He bought his first makeup kit shortly after watching Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Kittin had a certain irreverence to drag culture but also a respect for it as well.īob’s mom owned a drag bar and he would often accompany her when the babysitter didn’t show up. You can still search early performances of Kittin Withawhip on YouTube, and I highly recommend that you do. No one really said the name right, so Caldwell decided to keep it easy, three letters, B O B – and Bob the Drag Queen was born. His first drag name, Kittin Withawhip, was based on a 1964 crime drama featuring Ann-Margret as juvenile delinquent with a sexy side. They’re this group, a little bit like Act Up, but obviously much later in time, and we would do different demonstrations to cause a scene somewhere and bring awareness to something, get arrested, block traffic, pull basically public stunts in an attempt to bring awareness to different issues in the queer community. I first got involved with activism, like in activism the way that people call it activism, in New York City with a group called Queer Rising. He moved to New York with two suitcases and $200 to follow his dreams to be a stand-up comedian and actor. He makes sense, he’s got the receipts, and he’s got my vote.īefore Bob the Drag Queen was a drag queen, he was Caldwell Tidicue the Activist. With pop culture entertainment personalities running for President, why not Bob the Drag Queen? Hearing him talk about our current situation is a breath of fresh air. Bob the Drag Queen knows, and he has a lot to say and has the personal experience to say it. With all the glitter and snappy one liners in the drag world and Drag Race memes being as popular as Black Lives Matter ones, we can easily be distracted and forget that rallying against the tornado that is our current social and political climate is not just on a given day or given holiday, it is a constant battle. We didn’t even get there, and I am so grateful. I had wanted to spill the tea with Bob the Drag Queen about backstage shenanigans during RuPaul’s Drag Race, how heavy the winning crown is, how big his closet is, who the biggest diva on “We’re Here” is, and who is his celebrity crush.
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