Tomara Thomas
Born
Tom Adams

Hartlepool, County Durham, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)

Tomara Thomas is the stage name of Tom Adams,[1] a British drag performer.

Early life and education

Adams started doing drag at age 14.[2] His dance teacher helped him create the name for his drag persona. He attended Manor College and has studied musical theatre.[1][3]

Career

Adams has worked as a professional dancer, including on cruise ships.[1]

Tomara Thomas was part of a drag trio that performed as Interval Act during the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023,[4][5] and she is competing on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Tomara Thomas impersonated Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire for the Snatch Game challenge.[6] She is a top three finalist.

Personal life

Adams is from Hartlepool and has lived in London to study musical theatre.[1][7] He moved back to Hartlepool after the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Adams uses the pronouns he/him out of drag and she/her in drag.[8]

Discography

Title Year Album
"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)"[9]
(RuPaul featuring Cara Melle, Vicki Vivacious, Michael Marouli, & DeDeLicious)		 2023 non-album single
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical"[10] 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 [11]
2023 Lorraine Herself Guest [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Wratten, Marcus (2023-11-03). "Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  7. ↑ "Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5 • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
  10. ↑ "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical". music.apple.com.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "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.
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