# Tammie Brown
**Tammie Brown** is the drag persona of American performer Keith Glen Schubert, a drag queen, singer, actor, and filmmaker who became known as a contestant on the first season of *RuPaul's Drag Race* in 2009 and on the first *All Stars* season in 2012.[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown) • [2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775) Based in Los Angeles, she is recognized for an eccentric, uncompromising performance style built on original songs, non-sequiturs, and classic Hollywood glamour.[2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775) • [1](https://provincetownmagazine.com/2025/10/22/trick-or-treat-with-tammie/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name | Keith Glen Schubert[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown) |
| Birthplace | Corpus Christi, Texas[2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775) |
| *Drag Race* record | Season 1 (second eliminated) and *All Stars* 1 (2012, eliminated with Nina Flowers); the only contestant to last two episodes in each of her seasons[2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775) • [5](https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2012/11/02/last-words-rupauls-all-stars-tammie-brown-and-nina-flowers) • [6](https://thotyssey.com/2020/09/14/on-point-with-tammie-brown/) |
| Famous line | "I don't see you walking in nature with children!", aimed at RuPaul and the judging panel[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown) |
| Music | EP *A Little Bit of Tammie*; songs written with creative partner Rodrigo Beroso[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown) |
| Filmmaking | Writes, directs, and acts in short films including *The Love Secretary Saga* and *Poolside Merengue*[7](https://lepolyester.com/entretien-avec-tammie-brown/) |
| Style icons | Tina Turner, Josephine Baker, and Joan Crawford[4](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/culture/music/2018/Jul/20/exclusive-drag-queen-tammie-brown-talks-tina-turner-talking-heads-and-a-new-album-9009.html) |
## Early life
Brown was born in [Corpus Christi, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/corpus-christi-texas). According to a 2025 profile in *Provincetown Magazine*, she was supposed to have been born in [Puerto Vallarta](https://www.edgepedia.org/puerto-vallarta), Jalisco, Mexico, but an amoeba outbreak in the city led doctors to recommend her parents go elsewhere, and she was born in [Corpus Christi](https://www.edgepedia.org/corpus-christi) instead; she nonetheless spent years living around Mexico, and she says the country and its cultures left an imprint on her artistry and politics.[1](https://provincetownmagazine.com/2025/10/22/trick-or-treat-with-tammie/) In an interview with EDGE she credited Texas with supporting her early drag: she was supported in high school, and the theater scene there, especially in high school, was intense.[2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775) One of her first remembered performances was in middle school in Mexico, entertaining her class with her sister.[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown)
## RuPaul's Drag Race
Brown competed on the inaugural season of *RuPaul's Drag Race*, where she was the second contestant eliminated but made a lasting impression with her wacky, idiosyncratic style, including a memorable on-stage exchange with RuPaul.[2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775) The confrontation with the panel produced one of the show's most quoted lines, when she snapped, "I don't see you walking in nature with children!"[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown) Commentators have described her as perhaps the show's first contestant to challenge the judgment of RuPaul and the panel to their faces.[6](https://thotyssey.com/2020/09/14/on-point-with-tammie-brown/)
She returned for *RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars* in 2012, where she and Nina Flowers were eliminated together as team "Brown Flowers."[5](https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2012/11/02/last-words-rupauls-all-stars-tammie-brown-and-nina-flowers) Her competitive record is unusually brief: she is the only contestant in the show's history to last two episodes in each of her seasons, and she has described season 1 as the "lost season," noting that rewatches by newer fans have brought her more notoriety over time.[6](https://thotyssey.com/2020/09/14/on-point-with-tammie-brown/) • [2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775) She missed the season 1 reunion because she was touring Australia with fellow alum [Trixie Mattel](https://www.edgepedia.org/trixie-mattel).[2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775)
## Music and performance
Brown records and performs original music. Her EP *A Little Bit of Tammie* opens with "Lip-Sync Suicide," written for her by creative partner Rodrigo Beroso and inspired by her refusal to lip-sync to Michelle Williams' "Break The Dawn" on *Drag Race*; Beroso also wrote songs for her including "Clam Happy," "Love Piñata," and "I Stay Connected."[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown) Her repertoire includes the environmentalist tune "The Whale Song," about narwhals, written to raise awareness of captive sea mammals and ocean contamination.[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown) She cites the [Talking Heads](https://www.edgepedia.org/talking-heads), disco, Euro disco, rock 'n' roll, and the British invasion as musical inspirations.[4](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/culture/music/2018/Jul/20/exclusive-drag-queen-tammie-brown-talks-tina-turner-talking-heads-and-a-new-album-9009.html)
**Performance style.** Writers describe a Brown show as a stream-of-consciousness ride of non-sequiturs, original songs, and messages dropped like Easter eggs, rewarding sustained attention the way a pointillist painting does.[1](https://provincetownmagazine.com/2025/10/22/trick-or-treat-with-tammie/) She describes her own style as bohemian, culturally diverse, and influenced by Latin American and European culture, while press accounts note its classic Hollywood movie-star glamour.[4](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/culture/music/2018/Jul/20/exclusive-drag-queen-tammie-brown-talks-tina-turner-talking-heads-and-a-new-album-9009.html) Her signature look includes an exaggerated painted pout, built with lip pencil and shades such as MAC's Russian Red.[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown)
## Film work
Beyond the stage, Brown writes, directs, and acts in her own short films, several visible on her YouTube channel. She moved from music videos into shorts out of a passion for cinema and with the help of her friend and collaborator Bri Cirel, who directs the films because Brown also enjoys acting both male and female roles; Cirel provides a voice in *The Love Secretary Saga*. The films use lip-syncing to pre-recorded dialogue tracks, a method Brown chose for its look and because heavy preparation lets her shoot each scene in a single take. Her cinematic influences include [John Waters](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-waters), Bruce LaBruce, *The Red Balloon*, and the 1961 British drama *A Taste of Honey*; a later project, *Poolside Merengue*, was in post-production as of a 2018 interview.[7](https://lepolyester.com/entretien-avec-tammie-brown/)
## Activism and later career
Brown identifies as an environmental activist, a theme she carries into her music and public persona under the banner #queenwithacause.[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown) • [6](https://thotyssey.com/2020/09/14/on-point-with-tammie-brown/) In interviews she has discussed studying languages including Nahuatl, the Aztec language spoken by over a million people, and has criticized [media coverage of climate change](https://www.edgepedia.org/media-coverage-of-climate-change).[6](https://thotyssey.com/2020/09/14/on-point-with-tammie-brown/)
She has toured internationally, including performances in India and Australia, and has become a fixture of the [Provincetown, Massachusetts](https://www.edgepedia.org/provincetown-massachusetts) performance scene, where she returns each autumn after summer runs for an annual Halloween Spooktacular.[4](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/culture/music/2018/Jul/20/exclusive-drag-queen-tammie-brown-talks-tina-turner-talking-heads-and-a-new-album-9009.html) • [2](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775) • [1](https://provincetownmagazine.com/2025/10/22/trick-or-treat-with-tammie/) She has also maintained direct channels to fans through her website and a Patreon offering ringtones, art, and creative videos.[3](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown)
## References
1. [Trick or Treat with Tammie, Provincetown Magazine (October 22, 2025)](https://provincetownmagazine.com/2025/10/22/trick-or-treat-with-tammie/)
2. [Talking With... A Little Bit of Tammie Brown, EDGE United States (July 10, 2019)](https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/278775)
3. [A Little Bit of Tammie: Catching Up With Tammie Brown, WUSSY Mag](https://www.wussymag.com/all/a-little-bit-of-tammie-catching-up-with-tammie-brown)
4. [Exclusive: Drag queen Tammie Brown talks Tina Turner, Talking Heads and a new album, Indulge Express (July 20, 2018)](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/culture/music/2018/Jul/20/exclusive-drag-queen-tammie-brown-talks-tina-turner-talking-heads-and-a-new-album-9009.html)
5. [Last Words With RuPaul's All Stars Tammie Brown and Nina Flowers, The Advocate (November 2, 2012)](https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2012/11/02/last-words-rupauls-all-stars-tammie-brown-and-nina-flowers)
6. [On Point With: Tammie Brown, Thotyssey (September 14, 2020)](https://thotyssey.com/2020/09/14/on-point-with-tammie-brown/)
7. [Entretien avec Tammie Brown, Le Polyester (August 24, 2018)](https://lepolyester.com/entretien-avec-tammie-brown/)
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