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But even though many bars aren’t as open as they used to be, drag is still thriving.
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And if you think about it, it should come as little surprise.
We are on a Zoom call together.
“I remember my assistants here who would do these shows in my living room in Washington Heights.”
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Needless to say, in spite of the pandemic, mama is booked and busy.
I was doing everything.
I had a talk show I did on my Facebook.
Bob and herSibling Rivalrycohost, Monet XChange.
I have gone up to two episodes a week forSibling Rivalry," she says.
“I have done two seasons ofThe Pit Stop.
I did my own review show on my page.
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I’ve started releasing weekly content.”
I wasn’t lying when I said she was busy.
I was like, ‘let’s adapt to what’s going on here.'"
And Bob has been seeing the fruits of her labor.
The art form she loves comes off as touching more people than ever before.
Of course,dragging from homedoesn’t come without its share of adjustments.
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Especially when so much of your job relies on some serious, high-octane,face-changing makeup.
“When I first got [to L.A.], all my stuff was in storage.
I had a hard time finding my eyeliner and I couldnotfind my signature black eyeliner,” she explains.
That was because I could not find makeup.
It wasn’t out of metryingto change."
Storage has also been a major issue and as a beauty editor, I can relate.
“I have had four wigs for the whole pandemicandI had a hard time getting makeup.
So I had to make do with what I had.”
“I wore that wig on one episode, and everyone came for me,” she says.
“I was like, ‘You know what?
I will wear this wig no matter what.'”
To her credit, she was able to create a lot of styles with it.
“Listen, I will bust it out now.
Don’t threaten me with a good time,” she half-jokes.
“It is in the other room.
She’s always on standby.
“Right now, it’s all just in my medicine cabinet,” she says.
Bob’s drag storage game is on the road to improvement, though.
But for now, Bob’s making do with what’s available.
She mentions that some of her favorite brands to support are boutique brands.
“A lot of them are people of color.”
One brand near and dear to Bob’s heart isBen Nye.
“This company never gets their flowers!
Ben Nye is a stage makeup company,” she explains.
“[People think that] unless you’re painting forCats, you wouldn’t wear Ben Nye.
Ben Nye isbussin’.
Look, if a queen says it’s good, it’sgood.
