Tomara Thomas

Tomara Thomas
Thomas at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born	Thomas Adams 1996or1997(age 28–29) [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 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

Featured singles

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]

• Bring Back My Girls

References

1. 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. "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. 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.

External links

• Media related to Tomara Thomas at Wikimedia Commons