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Tia Kofi

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Tia Kofi is a British drag performer and one of the Season 2 contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Tia later returned to compete on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World, and was later crowned the next Queen of the Mothertucking World.

Drag Name Origin[]

Her name is a play on "tea or coffee?". As part of her initial entrance confessional, Tia joked that she named herself after Tia Mowry from the sitcom Sister, Sister and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan.[citation needed]

Track Record(s)[]

Seasons Competed: UK Season 2 UK vs The World
Season 2
Ranking: 7th Place 1st Place
(Winner)
Maxi Challenges Won: 0 4 (Eps. 3, 4, 5, 7)
Mini Challenges Won: 1 (Ep. 2) 1 (Ep. 5)
Times as Team Captain: 0 0
Times in Bottom: 3 (Eps. 3, 5, 6) 0
Episode Eliminated: Episode 6 N/A

Memorable Quotes[]

RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2[]

  • "It is finally time to spill the Tia. RUVEAL...! It's not a ruveal, soz..." (entrance quote)
  • "Oh my god, it is finally happening!" (second entrance quote, after breakout)
  • "I’m Tia Kofi, and I am a lovely brown caffeinated beverage! Drink it up. Delicious!"
  • "Are you having a laugh?" (to A'Whora)
  • "Did I finish my degree? Not so much, but it was philosophy, that was basically just thinking. I can do that, don’t worry about it."
  • "I'm excited to see everyone getting out of drag! They all look quite different. Ginny looks the same, but everyone else looks quite different!"
  • “She’s camp, she’s glamour, she’s also a mess.” (In Meet the Queens)
  • "I am serving you Robin Hood realness. And d’you know what else? I’m serving you a lot of leg. You’re welcome."
  • "Whoever won by playing safe? Except in the context of sexual health."
  • "Oh I won't repeat it dear." (To Lawrence Chaney)
  • "Lawrence, you haven't said much which is a first!"
  • "I am serving you...an adequate dress...made of material that is on my body. Vintage? No. Elegant? No! Still stuck on me? Just about! The judges seem vaguely amused by what is happening before them, and I'm okay with that."
  • "I think you're gonna say: It's stunning and you should've been in the top, because is a sensational garment, and in fact, you wanna wear it yourself because it's so well constructed." (to Michelle Visage when asked about her "Who Wore it Best?" runway)
  • "Oooh, that looks delicious! It'd go perfect with your afternoon Tia!"
  • ♪"You're a camp cow, you're a camp cow, stunning! I'ma hit the ground, gonna hit the ground running. Call me Miss Kofi, but girl, there's no filter. The glamourous geek who will throw you off kilter. I'ma take the crown, just wait and I'll show ya. Slayin' the UK, from the Shetlands to Dover. I'm the queen, when the beat hits, better face it. That'll be the last time you ever call me basic."♪ (verse on UK Hun? by Bananadrama)
  • "And if I was judging it, I’d have finished my sentence.”
  • "I did try and learn a bit of Dutch so I don't have to read the subtitles on Drag Race Holland, and then Dutch was like, hard? So I didn't learn that much!"
  • "One of my favourite phrases is: "neuken in de keuken!", which means: "fuck in the kitchen!""
  • "That’s a new nose, new cheeks, new teeth, who dis?"
  • "No, I just have a really fat ass"
  • "Are you sure? Are you sure- I don't have any plans or anything... are you sure? Alright." (after being told to sashay away)
  • "Don't shed a Tia, I guess Ru just ordered her Kofi to go?" (exit quote)

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2[]

  • "[...] Doing a roly-poly in front of RuPaul dressed as an ice cream cone is a moment for history." (during Meet the Queens)
  • "I'm not a baby 'ccino anymore... I'm a full-sized Grande latte with oat milk... 'cause I don't like dairy." (during Meet the Queens)
  • "I've been stuck backstage for three years, and not one of you came to look for me." (entrance quote)
  • "I'm known for my spectacular looks- no I'm just kidding. An ice-cream cone, a pterodactyl, a dress with a hole in my armpit. Why did you invite me back?!"
  • "We're 4 UK queens... representing ONE challenge win!"
  • "And I hope she's grande"
  • "Let me tell you something about Tia Kofi, if you try to get things from me by flirting... it'll work."
  • “I’m the self-appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations of Drag.”
  • ”Keta’s mind is a whirlpool of nonsense.”
  • "Marina really reminds me of life. Life is short."
  • "RuPaul, you remind me of my mother. She's dead."
  • "I'm Tia Kofi and when I go, I hope it's instant."
  • "Are you sure? It's too late... You can't take it back now." (after being crowned the next Queen of the Mothertucking World)
  • "Do your taxes" (after being crowned the next Queen of the Mothertucking World)

Farewell Message[]

RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2[]

"You're all camp cows! Be proud. Be kind. Give it 100% #Tiawozrobbed x"

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2[]

N/A

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RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 Looks[]

Videos[]

Filmography[]

TV[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Season 2) Self Contestant (Placed 7th)
2024 [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World (Season 2) Self Contestant (Placed 1st)

Discography[]

Appearances/Features[]

Year Title Artwork Notes
2021 "Rats:
The Rusical" 		RatsTheRusicalArtwork by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2
2021 "UK Hun?
(Bananadrama Version)" 		UKHunBananadramaArtwork by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2

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