Bob the Drag Queen on Season 9 shenanigans and who deserves the next 'All Stars' crown

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Bob the Drag Queen may have just ended his reign as "RuPaul's Drag Race" champ, vacating the throne for newly installed royalty Sasha Velour. But the Season 8 winner, who walked onto the runway purse first, is keeping busy and branching out.

A standup special, "Suspiciously Large Woman," is due in July via Logo and streaming platforms. The feature film "Cherry Pop" is currently on the festival circuit and follows a night at a failing drag bar. It co-stars "Drag Race" divas Tempest DuJour, Detox and Latrice Royale.

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Bob is also trekking across the country for live performances, including a show Saturday night alongside Royale at South Beach nightclub in Montrose. And there's also the Purse First handbag collection. Because of course.

Between gigs, Bob talked Season 9 shenanigans, how to handle a lip sync and who deserves the next "All Stars" crown.

Bob the Drag Queen and Latrice Royale When: 9 p.m. Saturday Where: South Beach, 810 Pacific Admission: Free before 10 p.m. by texting SOBE to 46786 at least a day in advance; $20 after 10 p.m.

What's your big takeaway from Season 9 now that it's all over?

It's still my favorite TV show of all time. RuPaul really switched up the game this year. She made sure that people know that this is a performance-based show. She literally made them perform for the crown.

I think for a lot of people one of the lacking elements every season was if someone was never in the bottom we never got to see them lip sync.

I would have loved to have seen Bianca Del Rio fail at this challenge three years ago. That would have been great. If you ever wanna really just laugh your ass off, type in 'Bianca Del Rio Defying Gravity.' It will make your day. That's a gift from me to you.

What was the most memorable moment for you this season?

Let's say they made up for it. It started off pretty boring. Some of my favorite moments were every time Nina Bo'Nina Brown thought somebody was trying to plot against her. Like every single time. Like every second of her life someone was trying to come for her. I also loved the Valentina lip sync, which was legendary. I loved the queens renaming the award Fan Favorite. I loved Farrah Moan vs. Valentina: 'You don't love me.' It was like a 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' moment.

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Valentina gave us plenty to talk about this season.

Valentina helped make this season amazing. Thank God Valentina is crazy. It would have been boring as hell.

How would you have handled not knowing the words during a lip sync for your life?

Honestly, this is gonna sound like such a cop out answer, but that just would not happen to me. I don't care if the song was in Chinese. I would know every f***ing word. It could be words pulled straight from the Torah. I would have learned Hebrew. That would just never, ever happen to me.

Is there anybody who was cut earlier who you would have loved to see make it to the finale?

I was really rooting for Eureka. I think she's gonna win Season 10. I'm Team Eureka out the gate. I love her personality. I love how wild she is. I love whenever people online are like, 'You're so loud and obnoxious. She's like, 'You're right. And you wanna fight me?'

You'll be in Houston this weekend with Latrice Royale. What comes to mind when you think of the city?

I hope people in Houston don't kill me when I say this. I think of Austin as a town where everyone just eats granola and does yoga and listens to music outdoors. I think of Dallas as like big hair and big talkin'. I think of Houston, and of course, everyone thinks of the exact same thing. You know what I'm gonna say. You know who I'm gonna say. You hear Houston, and you think of Beyoncé. Meanwhile, Beyoncé probably hasn't set foot in Houston in years. She says it in her song, and that's good enough. As far as I'm concerned, Beyoncé is the mayor of Houston. Mayor Knowles.

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The next 'All Stars' wish list is constantly being debated. Who would you love to see on a new season?

Trixie Mattel for the win. But given her track record, she'll definitely lose. She does not do well on 'Drag Race.' On paper, she's a terrible drag queen. But in reality, she's great, and she's one of my favorites.