Bob the Drag Queen Quotes

Bob the Drag Queen

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : June 22, 1986

I felt that society had told me out loud clearly and in no unclear terms, that there were several aspects of my personality, my life, my body, and my existence that were quite worthless. And then I found a community that said, 'No, girl. You're actually nailing it. All these things are great.'

Bob the Drag Queen

My mom was one of the moms who was like, 'You are so handsome why aren't you modeling? I am handsome, but model... let's not get crazy.

Bob the Drag Queen

Sometimes being your most authentic self involves accepting others for who they are.

Bob the Drag Queen

Not only does the title 'We're Here' highlight the fact that me, Shangela, and Eureka are here, but we as a queer community, we were already here. We were already existing in your space before these drag queens showed up with a big purse bus.

Bob the Drag Queen

Not living in fear is a form of activism.

Bob the Drag Queen

That's what Pride really is: A chance for people who are extremely queer to feel, once-a-year, extremely normal.

Bob the Drag Queen

Mourning doesn't always mean zen, mourning doesn't always mean somber, mourning can just be a celebration of a life of people. It's not always about wearing black and listening to a Sarah McLachlan song.

Bob the Drag Queen

People pull from drag culture because drag artists are - it's the ultimate art form and it's the last underdog art form. I mean, even clowns have college, you know what I mean? Drag queens, you have to learn drag from another drag queen.

Bob the Drag Queen

Drag went from being referential to being the reference, which is crazy.

Bob the Drag Queen

When I got the phone call that I was going to be on 'Drag Race' I thought I was going to win. I thought I was going to win 'Drag Race' before I was even cast. I'm not even being funny. I'm being serious.

Bob the Drag Queen

Queer clubs are safe spaces because no one's judging you for what the rest of the world is judging you for there.

Bob the Drag Queen

You can celebrate pride, by lifting up what Black queer people have given us.

Bob the Drag Queen

If you look back at old Captain America comic strips, he used to fight Nazis, you know? The American ideal is standing up and saying, 'No, that is not the status quo, and we will not accept that.'

Bob the Drag Queen

It can be hard to be your truest self on a virtual screen; it's definitely not the stage I'm used to.

Bob the Drag Queen

I was raised in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. And I think that has practically everything to do with, you know, my formative years. I'm also black. So, this is what we're talking about, intersectionality, right? I'm also queer. And I'm also non-binary. And I think all these cultures have contributed to every essence of my being.

Bob the Drag Queen

Everyone loves good dressing room drama. But nothing beats main stage drama!

Bob the Drag Queen

I think if you want to drag, you'll figure it out.

Bob the Drag Queen

I don't scare very easily.

Bob the Drag Queen

It is a known fact that RuPaul's dresses are in two chunks. Sometimes she'll work the runway and take off all of her padding and put on some sweatpants and Ugg slippers and walk around the studio.

Bob the Drag Queen

Just because you have a chosen family doesn't mean that your family threw you out.

Bob the Drag Queen