Sakda Chuwong, 26, better known among Pattaya transvestites as Noey of Walking Street, was arrested under a warrant issued by the Pattaya Court on Monday.
She was accused of collaborating with another transvestite to lure the tourist to drink and become drunk before they took him back to his hotel on the night of October 10.
They allegedly took Bt4,000 in cash and a 75-gram gold necklace from the tourist's deposit box that he had left open.
The tourist filed a complaint with police on the following day and police used the hotel’s CCTV footage to obtain the arrest warrant against Sakda and her friend.
Sakda admitted stealing from the tourist, saying she needed money for a sex-change operation.