Tomara Thomas

Tomara Thomas
Thomas at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Thomas Adams

1996 or 1997 (age 27–28)[1]
Hartlepool, County Durham, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)

Tomara Thomas is the stage name of Thomas Adams,[2][3] a British drag performer. She is best known for competing on the fifth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Early life and education

Tom Adams was born to Sharon and Jason Adams in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. He began taking dance classes at age 10.[1] Adams started doing drag at age 14 under the name "Tamara".[4][1] His dance teacher helped him create the name for his drag persona. He attended Manor College and has studied musical theatre.[2][5]

Career

Adams has worked as a professional dancer, including on cruise ships.[2]

Tomara Thomas was part of a drag trio that performed as Interval Act during the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023,[6][7] and she competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Tomara Thomas impersonated Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire for the Snatch Game challenge.[8] She was a top three finalist.

Personal life

Adams is from Hartlepool and has lived in London to study musical theatre.[2][9] He moved back to Hartlepool after the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Adams uses the pronouns he/him out of drag and she/her in drag.[10]

Discography

Title Year Album
"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)"[11]
(RuPaul featuring Cara Melle, Vicki Vivacious, Michael Marouli, & DeDeLicious) 		2023 non-album single
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical"[12] 2023 Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant [13]
2023 Lorraine Herself Guest [14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Stansfield, Liz (2 November 2011). "14-Year-Old Drag Queen Is Taking The Stage By Storm". huffingtonpost.co.uk. Huffington Post. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hartlepool drag queen Tomara Thomas ready to take over the world after being cast in series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK". Yahoo News. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. ^ "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Goodman, Miriam (2023-09-29). "'Fierce and wild' Teesside drag queen makes TV debut on RuPaul's Drag Race UK". Teesside Live. Archived from the original on 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ^ a b Bilalova, Pamela. "Hartlepool drag queen Tomara Thomas ready to take over the world after being cast in series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK". Hartlepool Mail. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. ^ Wratten, Marcus (2023-05-12). "Eurovision puts on 'powerful' drag show during semi-final". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  7. ^ "Eurovision 2023: Belgium and Australia through to Saturday's final - BBC News". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. ^ Wratten, Marcus (2023-11-03). "Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  9. ^ "Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5 • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  10. ^ "Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  11. ^ "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
  12. ^ "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical". music.apple.com.
  13. ^ Spencer, Samuel (September 11, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown". BBC Three. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  14. ^ "So lovely of @lorraine to join us on our show this morning. You're welcome to come back any time, pet! #DragRaceUK". Twitter.com. November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.