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Tammie Brown
Brown at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2023
Born
Keith Glen Schubert

(1980-09-15) September 15, 1980 (age 46)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
EducationBrooks College
OccupationDrag performer
Years active1999–present
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 1)

Tammie Brown is the stage name of Keith Glen Schubert (born September 15, 1980), an American drag performer, reality television personality, and recording artist. Brown was a fixture in the Southern California drag scene before appearing on the first seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.[1]

Early life

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Keith Glen Schubert was born to Constance Marie "Conie" Rowe and Keith H. Schubert[2][3] at Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital[4] on September 15, 1980, in Corpus Christi, Texas, but was raised in Fulton, Texas and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.[5][6][7] He was originally planned to be born in Puerto Vallarta, but was born in Corpus Christi instead due to an amoeba epidemic.[7] Schubert has one sister, who is younger by two years.[8]: 2:30  He additionally lived in Mathis, Texas for a short time during junior high.[4] He was raised as a Christian. Growing up, he wanted to be a rockstar or a popstar, and was surrounded by his parents' music tastes, which included artists such as Dire Straits, Talking Heads, Sade, Jimmy Buffett, and Tom Petty. During his time spent living in Mexico, he was further artistically inspired by Gloria Trevi, Tina Turner, and Mexican culture.[9]

Schubert started dressing in drag during high school, where he attended Rockport-Fulton High School,[6] in theatre productions of Grease as Cha Cha and Into the Woods as Cinderella's Stepmother.[5][10] Due to his religion, he was fearful of embracing his homosexuality for fear of being sent to Hell. However, his fears were quelled when a Native American friend of his informed him of their culture's views on homosexuality, as well as concepts such as two-spiritism.[9] His father was originally unsupportive of his interest in drag, once stating to his mother that they should "just kill him and bury him in a hole in the backyard"; however, Brown has stated that he has become "friends" with his father again since. He studied Middle Eastern dance for two years before moving on to disco.[11] He originally wanted his drag name to simply be "Keith Schubert" or "Glen Schubert", but after recommendations from fellow Texas drag queens to make up her own name, he decided to do so. While preparing to go clubbing, he tuned into a three-way call that contained his friend and a boy he had a crush on, and his caller ID identified him as "Bob Brown", his friend's stepdad's name (also said to simply be his friend's name). When the boy eventually realized "Bob"'s true identity and called Schubert out for it, he got the idea to adopt the surname. He has said that his first name, Tammie, was simply "sort of made up".[9] He also considered the name "Tootsie Turner" as a drag name, because he was a big fan of Tina Turner and the movie, Tootsie.[12] Schubert said that his first job was performing songs by Turner and Donna Summer on a picnic table in Rockport.[8]: 33:26 

Career

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Tammie posing at Drag Con Los Angeles June 2015

Schubert's drag persona was created in 1999. Tammie Brown's first measure of fame was gained when she became a member of the Long Beach location of Hamburger Mary's popular drag brunch show, "The Brunchettes", in 2003.[13]

Tammie Brown first appeared on The Surreal Life with Tammy Faye Messner. Out of drag, Schubert has appeared on How Clean Is Your House? and acted in commercials for McDonald's and UPS.[5] Tammie Brown also performed in the Los Angeles Auditions of season 2 of America's Got Talent.[14]

Tammie Brown was announced as one of nine contestants for the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 2, 2009. She was eliminated in the second episode, placing eighth.[15] Tammie Brown was amongst 12 past contestants who were brought back for RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars in 2012. She was paired with first-season castmate Nina Flowers to form Team Brown Flowers and was eliminated in the second episode "RuPaul's Gaff-In".[16] "Responsitrannity", the runway theme song for All Stars, was inspired by RuPaul's first season fight with Tammie Brown.[17] Tammie Brown, along with All Stars contestants Manila Luzon, Raven, and Latrice Royale, appeared in a television commercial for travel website Orbitz's portal for LGBT leisure travel.[18] Outside of Drag Race, Tammie Brown released her debut album Popcorn on March 18, 2009.[19] In 2011, she and fellow RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Ongina were honorary trail guides for the Saddle Up LA AIDS Benefit Trail Ride.[11] In 2012, TammieBrown was featured in an Allstate ad.[20] TammieBrown was also photographed for Gorgeous, a project that involved Armen Ra, Candis Cayne, and Miss Fame.[21] TammieBrown is a member of the band the Rollz Royces with Kelly Mantle and Michael Catti.[22] Mantle and Catti have appeared in Tammie Brown's Christmas show Holiday Sparkle at Fubar in West Hollywood, California.[23]

Tammie Brown was one of thirty drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus's 2015 VMA performance.[24] Tammie Brown was the only season one contestant to not appear at the season ten grand finale, due to being the warm-up act for Trixie Mattel's tour in August 2018.[25] In June 2019, Tammie Brown was one of 37 queens to be featured on the cover of New York Magazine.[26] In July 2023, Tammie Brown announced a month-long residency at Red Room, a nightclub and performance venue in Provincetown, Massachusetts.[27]

Personal life

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Tammie Brown in 2017

Schubert is gay and has been out since high school.[11] He frequently volunteers at the Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Center.[28] He lived in Long Beach for 13 years before moving back to Fulton. He is a Buddhist, and began practicing in 2000.[29][8]: 40:19  Schubert is an environmentalist, and opposes fracking, offshore drilling, and generative AI.[8]

Schubert attended Brooks College in Long Beach, graduating with an associate's degree in fashion design.[8]: 8:04 

Schubert speaks Spanish[8]: 6:22 , and is learning Nawat.[8]: 3:38 

Schubert describes himself as a "pop-folk artist" in all aspects of his art. His longest ongoing visual art project are the "Rag Queens", which are "little creatures" that Schubert creates out of his used nylons (as well as wire and papier-mâché) and sells via his social media accounts.[9] Schubert has described his drag style as "bohemian", "Hollywood", and "organic". He cites the movies What's Love Got to Do with It? and Tootsie as major inspirations for his drag.[11][13]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
Popcorn
Hot Skunx / Zorillos Calliente
  • Released: March 11, 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Schubert'
  • Released: October 18, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

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Title Details
Little Bit of Tammie

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Discos Undead" 2010 Non-album single
"Love Piñata"[30] 2012
"Whatever It May Be" (featuring Bownce)[31] 2014
"Round 'n' Round" 2019 Schubert'
"Gingerbread House" 2020 Non-album single
"Holiday Sparkle"
"Soothsayer" 2022
"Pumpkin Blaster"
"Summer Angel" 2023
"Time Machine"
"We Like to Party" 2024

Music videos

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Title Year Director
"Whatever"[32] 2007 Rod Barroso
"Shakabuku U"[33]
"The Ballad of Tiger Lilly"[34] 2009
"Discos Undead"[35] 2010
"Clam Happy"[36]
"Love Piñata"[37] 2012
"Amigos Son Héroes/La Telaraña"[38] 2014 Bri Cirel
"I Stay Connected"[39]
"Walking Children in Nature"[40]
"Round 'N Round"[41] 2019 John Mark
"Schubert"[42] 2020

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Mouse's Birthday Himself
2011 The Summer of Massacre Clubber #2
2011 Fest Selects: Best Gay Shorts, Vol. 1 Himself
2013 I Am Divine Himself

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2004 How Clean Is Your House? Himself "Philthy Philharmonic"
2007 America's Got Talent "L.A. auditions"
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race 8th Place (Eliminated in Episode 2)
2010 RuPaul's Drag U Episode 7: "Mother vs Daughters" [43]
2010 The Arrangement Episode 6 [44]
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 9th/10th Place (Eliminated in Episode 2)
2015 Skin Wars Season 2 Episode 4 "Queens or Divas" [45]
2021 The Sherry Vine Variety Show Guest appearance; 4 Episodes [46]
2025 Drag House Rules Season one

Music videos

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Year Song Director
2005 "Twisted Transistor" (Korn)[5] Dave Meyers
2007 "She's Madonna" (Robbie Williams)[5] N/A
2008 "Mm-ma-ma" (Crazy Loop)[5] N/A
2011 "Progress" (Ayumi Hamasaki) Masashi Muto
"Sleepless in Silverlake" (Les Savy Fav)[47] Tom Bingham
2012 "Responsitrannity" (RuPaul) N/A
"Queen" (Xelle)[48] JC Cassis
"The Chop" (Manila Luzon & Latrice Royale) Syuji Honda
2014 "Eliminated" (Kelly Mantle feat- Bownce & Wendy Ho) Kija Manharé
2019 "Elevator to the Gallows"[49] (Senses Fail) John Mark
"Yellow Cloud"[50] (Trixie Mattel) Brad Hammer

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Ring My Bell Herself Guest [51]
WOW Shopping Network Guest [52]
2015 Transformations Guest [53]
2015-2021 Hey Qween! Guest; 2 episodes
2018 Spillin' the Tea Co-Host [54]
2019 Feelin' Fruity Guest [55]
Detailz Guest [56]
Drag Queen Video Dates Guest [57]
Bootleg Opinions Guest [58]
The Browns Starring role [59]
2020 Queen with a Cause Two episodes [60]
2023 Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd Podcast; Guest [61]
Queenterrogated Guest [62]

References

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  1. ↑ Podell, Michael (September 3, 2015). "An Interview With Drag Race All-Star Tammie Brown". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ @thetammiebrown (November 15, 2021). "Reunidas .. my Mom with and here dear friend if 30 Margarita Del Río .. Tlaquepaque Jalisco .. @ Mexico City, Mexico (w/ Instagram link)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Keith Glen Schubert". Ancestry Institute. Ancestry. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Young, Mark. "Q&A with Corpus Christi-born RuPaul's Drag Race alum Tammie Brown". Caller Times. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Tammie". TammieBrown.net. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Gray & Wiltshire, James & Janet (November 21, 2019). "Tammie Brown Interview – Holiday Sparkle Tour". Out Central Oregon. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Schultz, Brandon. "Gay-Listers Guide: Tammie Brown On Puerto Vallarta". Forbes. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Purse First Studios (June 18, 2026). Tammie Brown On Walking Children In Nature & FBI Raids | Only Child with Bob the Drag Queen – via YouTube.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Podell, Michael (September 3, 2015). "An Interview With Drag Race All-Star Tammie Brown". huffpost.com. BuzzFeed, Inc. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ Fitzgerald, Christine (September 11, 2010). "RuPaul's Drag U Faculty Spotlight – Tammie Brown". Socialite Life. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Normal, Abby (May 19, 2011). "Tammie Brown, "This Interview Will Burst Your Bubble!"". Yahoo! Voices. Retrieved March 3, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  13. 1 2 Reynolds, Daniel. "Tammie Brown Has Been Saving the Earth (and Drag!) for 20 Years". advocate.com. Advocate. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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  18. ↑ Spargo, Chris (November 12, 2012). "The Queens Take Vacation Back: Orbitz Behind The Scenes". New Now Next. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Tammie Brown - Popcorn (File) at Discogs". Discogs. March 18, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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  21. ↑ Baume, Matt (December 14, 2013). "PHOTOS: Exclusive Chat with Drag Icons Delta Work, Tammie Brown and Landon Cider". Queerty. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  22. ↑ Hollywood, Hollis (January 13, 2013). "Experience Tammie: There's No One Else Like Tammie Brown". HollisHollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  23. ↑ Spargo, Chris (November 21, 2012). "Tammie Brown's Holiday Show Is The Event Of The Season". New Now Next. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  24. ↑ Lamour, Joseph. "Meet All 30 Of Miley's Day-Glo Dancers From Her Insane VMA Performance". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  25. ↑ "We spent two months interviewing Drag Race's Tammie Brown over WhatsApp - here's what happened". Gay Times. August 21, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  26. ↑ "On The Cover: The Most Powerful Drag Queens In America".
  27. ↑ @planettammie; (July 6, 2023). "#tbt around 2006 ..." – via Instagram.
  28. ↑ "Happy Birthday to Drag Artist Tammie Brown". The Gay Almanac. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  29. ↑ "TAMMIE BROWN | Give It to Me Straight | Ep 59". YouTube. April 11, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Love Pinata - Single by Tammie Brown". iTunes. January 5, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Whatever It May Be (feat. Bownce) - Single by Tammie Brown on iTunes". iTunes. July 25, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  32. ↑ rod1million (April 28, 2007). "Tammie Brown "Whatever" Music video !!! WORLD PREMIERE!!!". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  33. ↑ rod1million (November 26, 2007). "TAMMIE BROWN "SHAKABUKU U "!!". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. ↑ rod1million (May 4, 2009). "TaMMie Brown-"The Ballad of Tiger Lilly"". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  35. ↑ rod1million (May 21, 2010). "Tammie Brown "Discos Undead!"". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  36. ↑ ItsTaMMieBrown (July 6, 2010). "TaMMie Brown - "Clam Happy!"". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  37. ↑ ItsTaMMieBrown (January 30, 2012). "TaMMie Brown's "Love Piñata"". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  38. ↑ ItsTaMMieBrown (March 31, 2014). "TaMMie Brown Double Feature: " Amigos Son Heroes/ La Tearaña"". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  39. ↑ ItsTaMMieBrown (May 11, 2015). ""I Stay Connected", TaMMie Brown". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  40. ↑ ItsTaMMieBrown (June 14, 2014). "TaMMie Brown featuring Michael Catti "Walking Children in Nature"". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  41. ↑ ItsTaMMieBrown (September 24, 2019). "Tammie Brown "Round 'N Round" Music Video". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  42. ↑ ItsTaMMieBrown (January 1, 2020). "Tammie Brown "Schubert'" Music Video". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  43. ↑ Stransky, Tanner (August 3, 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag U' series premiere recap: To judge or not to judge such tragic figures?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  44. ↑ "Arrangement Episode Guide 2010 Season 1 - Arrangement Episode 6". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  45. ↑ Boulet, Ruth (July 8, 2015). "Skin Wars season 2 episode 4 recap: The Drag Queens are here!". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  46. ↑ "What to Watch on Tuesday: The Voice and This Is Us close out their seasons". Entertainment Weekly. May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  47. ↑ "Tammie Brown - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  48. ↑ Spargo, Chris (October 25, 2012). "XELLE's 'Queen' Music Video Features Every 'Drag Race' Queen: Watch October 25, 2012 ● by Chris Spargo". New Now Next. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  49. ↑ Munzenrieder, Kyle (May 3, 2019). "How RuPaul's Drag Race Queens Became the Hottest Music Video Accessory". WMagazine.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  50. ↑ Freeman, Jon (May 17, 2019). "Trixie Mattel Goes Electric With New Song 'Yellow Cloud'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  51. ↑ Tammie Brown - Ring My Bell. YouTube. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  52. ↑ Tammie Brown on WOW Shopping Network. YouTube. October 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  53. ↑ Tammie Brown & James St. James - Transformations. YouTube. September 29, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  54. ↑ Spillin' The Tea: Full 'Drag Race' Kiki | Billboard Pride. YouTube. July 4, 2018. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  55. ↑ Tammie Brown! Feelin' Fruity with Seth Bogart. YouTube. June 27, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  56. ↑ Detailz w/ Dida Ritz: IMHO at DragCon NYC 2019. YouTube. September 13, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  57. ↑ Tammie Brown: Drag Queen Video Dates. WOWPresents. October 24, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  58. ↑ TAMMIE BROWN joins Drag Race UK x Bootleg Opinions Season 1 Episode 6!. Yuhua Hamasaki. November 10, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  59. ↑ Reynolds, Daniel (October 2, 2019). "Tammie Brown Has Been Saving the Earth (and Drag!) for 20 Years". The Advocate. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  60. ↑ Rudolph, Christopher (September 2, 2020). "Tammie Brown Is a Kick-Ass Action Star in "Queen With a Cause"". NewNowNext. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  61. ↑ TAMMIE BROWN | Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd | Episode 7. Moguls of Media. March 7, 2023. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023 – via YouTube.
  62. ↑ TAMMIE BROWN Accused of Murder - Queenterrogated. Producer Entertainment Group/PEG. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via YouTube.
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