Tomara Thomas
Tomara Thomas | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Thomas at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Tom Adams 1996 or 1997 (age 27–28)[1] Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5) |
Tomara Thomas is the stage name of Tom Adams,[2] a British drag performer. She is best known for competing on the fifth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Early life and education
[edit]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".[3][1] His dance teacher helped him create the name for his drag persona. He attended Manor College and has studied musical theatre.[2][4]
Career
[edit]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,[5][6] 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.[7] She was a top three finalist.
Personal life
[edit]Adams is from Hartlepool and has lived in London to study musical theatre.[2][8] He moved back to Hartlepool after the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Adams uses the pronouns he/him out of drag and she/her in drag.[9]
Discography
[edit]Featured singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)"[10] (RuPaul featuring Cara Melle, Vicki Vivacious, Michael Marouli, & DeDeLicious) |
2023 | non-album single |
| "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical"[11] | 2023 | Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album |
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Herself | Contestant | [12] |
| 2023 | Lorraine | Herself | Guest | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Wratten, Marcus (2023-11-03). "Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5 • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
- ^ "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical". music.apple.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
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Media related to Tomara Thomas at Wikimedia Commons
