Tomara Thomas

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

Tomara Thomas
Born
Tom Adams

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

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 who became semi-finalists in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023,[4][5] and she is competing on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Personal life

Adams is from Hartlepool and has lived in London to study musical theatre.[1][6] 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.[7]

Discography
Title Year Album
"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)"[8]
(RuPaul featuring Cara Melle, Vicki Vivacious, Michael Marouli, & DeDeLicious)		 2023 non-album single

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant [9]

References
  1. "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. 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. "Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5 • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  7. "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.
  8. "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
  9. 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.
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