Gawdland
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15 January 2002
Gawdland | |
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| ก็อตแลนด์ | |
| Born | Tharathep Thaweephon (ธราเทพ ทวีผล) 15 January 2002 Lamphun, Thailand |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | |
Gawdland is the stage name of Tharathep Thaweephon (born 15 January 2002),[1] a Thai drag performer. They are most known for competing on the third season of Drag Race Thailand and winning the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.[2][3]
Tharathep Thaweephon was born and raised in Lamphun and later moved to study in Chiang Mai. They began performing in drag after moving to Bangkok to attend university.[4] They gradually taught themselves to speak English by consuming Western media such as RuPaul's Drag Race.[5] Thaweephon earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Chulalongkorn University.[6]
Their stage name is derived from their first name Tharathep's English translation, "who is God of the land".[7] In 2023, Gawdland appeared in Troye Sivan's music video "Got Me Started".[1] In 2024, Gawdland was announced as part of the cast of Drag Race Thailand season 3, in which they won the "Rusical" and makeover challenges, ultimately placing 3rd/4th.[8][9] In 2026, they were announced as part of the cast of the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.[2] Gawdland went on to win the series, being only the second international queen ever to be crowned by RuPaul herself. Her winning the series granted her a prize of £50,000 British pound sterlings, which converts to over ฿2.1 million Thai Baht, her nation’s currency.