Kween Kong

Kween Kong is the stage name for the drag queen persona of Pasifika New Zealander former dancer Thomas Charles Fonua (born 9 August 1992).

One choice, encouraged by his father, was to play rugby for the New Zealand men's under-19 team, which could lead to a place with the All Blacks.

[6] During his dance career, Fonua worked Neil Ieremia, Rafael Bonachela, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jock Soto, Douglas Wright, Raewyn Hill, Sandra Laronde, Ross McCormack, and others.

[5][10][11] In 2019, Fonua performed with Maggie Beer in the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, in Liner Notes Live, in which they toasted to the soundtrack of The Blues Brothers film.

[4] Fonua started Haus of Kong, a collective offering employment and support to young people rejected by their families due to their sexuality,[4] and to mentor emerging drag artists both personally and professionally.

[7] Kween Kong is a voice actor in the 2024 Australian animated sci-fi comedy Lesbian Space Princess, playing Blade.

[12] In January 2023, Fonua (as Kween Kong) was a guest on Australian TV show The Project with Hannah Conda.

[4] In February 2024, Fonua appeared with Australian journalist and television presenter Narelda Jacobs on Fran Kelly's podcast Yours Queerly.

Kween Kong at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2023