Tia Kofi is a British drag performer and one of the Season 2 contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
On January 13, 2024, Tia was announced as one of the contestants of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The 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 |
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Ranking: | 7th Place | TBA |
Maxi Challenges Won: | 0 | 3 (Eps. 3, 4, 5) |
Mini Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 2) | 1 (Ep. 5) |
Times as Team Captain: | 0 | TBA |
Times in Bottom: | 3 (Eps. 3, 5, 6) | TBA |
Episode Eliminated: | Episode 6 | TBA |
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 tryna 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.”
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[]
"TBA"
Trivia[]
- Tia was one of the six contestants who were leaked by Michelle Visage before the RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2 cast was officially announced.[3]
- Tia started drag the same day and at the same venue as Sum Ting Wong.[citation needed]
- Coincidentally, they both went home on the Snatch Game episode and both placed 7th.
- Tia is the first UK contestant to win two Lip Syncs for Your Life.
- Tia is the drag mother of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3 contestant Victoria Scone.[4]
- Tia, as Lawrence, appeared in the 2004 fantasy film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.[5]
- Tia Kofi was invited to compete on Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World Season 1, but declined.[6]
- Tia's "She-vil Queen" look from RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 was a tribute to her RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2 castmate Cherry Valentine, taking inspiration from her promo look.
- Tia is the fifth queen on an All Stars season to win the challenge that originally sent her home, after Monét X Change on All Stars 4, Ra'Jah O'Hara on All Stars 6, LaLa Ri on All Stars 8 and arguably Kandy Muse in the same season.
- Tia is the first queen ever to win Snatch Game after getting eliminated on it during her original season.
- Tia is the third queen to win her first challenge on a vs The World season, after Pangina Heals and Victoria Scone.
- Due to Pangina competing for the first time on UK vs The World and Victoria having been medically disqualified on UK Season 3, she is the first to do so without extenuating circumstances (i.e. having competed before with a proper run and elimination)
- Tia is the second queen to win three challenges in a row on a Vs the World season, after her drag daughter Victoria Scone.
- Similarly enough, they both won episodes 3, 4 and 5.
- They both also lost the first and third lip-sync, and won the second lip-sync.
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2[]
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2 Looks[]
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2[]
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 Looks[]
Videos[]
Filmography[]
TV[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 TBA) |
Discography[]
Appearances/Features[]
Year | Title | Artwork | Notes |
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2021 | "Rats: The Rusical" |
by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2 | |
2021 | "UK Hun? (Bananadrama Version)" |
by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2 |
External Links[]
References[]
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Winner | Lawrence Chaney |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Bimini Bon-Boulash & Tayce • 4th: Ellie Diamond |
Other Contestants | 5th: A'Whora • 6th: Sister Sister • 7th: Tia Kofi • 8th: Joe Black • 9th: Veronica Green (Departed) • 10th: Ginny Lemon (Quit) • 11th: Asttina Mandella • 12th: Cherry Valentine |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Alan Carr • Graham Norton |
Pit Crew | Ashraf Ejjabair • Bass Eniafe • Tony Fordham |
Winner | TBA |
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Runners-Up | TBA |
Other Contestants | Hannah Conda • La Grande Dame • Marina Summers • Scarlet Envy • Tia Kofi • 6th: Choriza May • 7th: Gothy Kendoll • 8th: Keta Minaj • 9th: Jonbers Blonde • 10th: Arantxa Castilla La Mancha • 11th: Mayhem Miller |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Alan Carr • Graham Norton |
Pit Crew | TBA |