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I was exploring, as you so often do when you're alone, and felt this weird, little bump in, I'm guessing, where my hymen used to be. I've only had sex three times, twice with the same partner, and I know I don't have an STD. Is it some sort of pimple or something?
Yes for some its normal. Don't think much of it. Just don't let a guy touch you roughly there because it will hurt
First, congratulations on using the correct terminology. So many people - including women - use "vagina" when they mean the female genitals in general.
I'm not a woman, but I have some experience of examining female genitals by sight and feel.
It's possible there could be a little cyst or pimple there. Like the rest of the skin, there are glands under the skin of the vulva that secrete sebum (the oily liquid that keeps skin moist). These can get blocked, and the sebum can accumulate. Have you used a mirror to examine the bump? If it looks like a pimple, it probably is a pimple!
If it is a pimple, you can deal with it however you normally do. If you decide to squeeze it, I'd suggest you do so after a shower and a thorough wash. A healthy vagina has very few bacteria that might cause infection, but the proximity to the anus is of some concern. Alternatively, if there's no discomfort, I'd suggest you just leave it alone. If it is a blocked sebaceous gland, it might sort itself out in time. If it doesn't disappear on it's own and its presence is a concern for you, a doctor will be able to deal with it very easily (as long as you don't put this off for years).
It is possible that what you're feeling is the healed remnant of hymen that was torn when you first had penetrative sex. However, hymens are extremely variable and, for some women, the hymen never tears at all, but instead stretches when the vagina is penetrated.
I'd suggest you get a mirror and have a look. This is a good thing for all women to do, even if they don't feel anything unusual "down there".