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And that’s how I ended up with the name Bob, Bob the Drag Queen. So I made my name as simple as possible, and I also thought it was really funny. The true story is my old drag name, no one could remember it, and everyone always says the wrong thing. Most drag queens don’t have an interesting story about how they got their drag name. It’s kind of another acting challenge on the show, but this one really counts, you know what I mean? There’s just so much going on in that moment, it’s hard to articulate all of the emotions. Then you’re also there with your friends who you’ve been with on this journey the entire way. It’s a combination of feelings all culminating into this one moment: There’s happiness, there’s joy, there’s intimidation. I pretty much immediately started crying as soon as I found out. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he thanked his friends and family, and reminded everyone to buy his new single on iTunes, “Purse First.” When Vulture spoke with Bob, whose given name is Christopher Caldwell, the morning after, he talked about why he knew he would win the competition, the origins of his phrase, “purse first,” and the political statement of drag. Violet Chachki, last year’s winner, pinned a crown to her wig, as he learned along with the rest of America that he’d won season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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Bob the Drag Queen walked onto to the dais at Stage 48 last night in a floor-length brown sequined dress.