Tynomi Banks

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Tynomi Banks
Tynomi Banks 1.jpg
Banks in 2018
Born
Sheldon McIntosh

Jamaica
EducationDurham College (BA)
OccupationDrag queen
Television

Sheldon McIntosh, known professionally as Tynomi Banks,[1] is a Canadian drag queen.[2] A staple of Toronto's queer nightlife scene, Banks performed in drag for over a decade before competing on the first season of the reality competition television series Canada's Drag Race.[2][3]

Early life[]

Born in Toronto, Canada.[4] Banks attended Durham College, studying public relations.[5][6]

Career[]

A staple of Toronto's queer nightlife scene,[3] Banks has performed in the entertainment industry as a drag queen at bars, festivals, and events for over a decade.[2][7][8]

In 2018, during Pride Toronto, Banks was selected to participate in a marketing campaign for Crest and curated Spotify's playlist for the gay pride event.[9]

Banks served as a trophy bearer during the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[10] Banks is also a spokesperson for the Spanish jewelry company Carrera y Carrera, as of 2020.[9]

In February 2021, Banks released a Black Lives Matter-themed clothing line.[11] In June 2021, Banks performed as a part of the Drive ’N Queens Summer Series.[12]

Film[]

Banks appeared in Joseph Amenta's short film, Flood, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[13][14]

Television[]

In 2019, Banks appeared in the second season of the documentary series Canada's a Drag.[9]

The following year, Banks competed on the first season of the reality competition television series Canada's Drag Race, based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race. One of the more popular contestants entering the competition,[15][16] Banks was eliminated during the fourth episode after placing in the bottom and lip syncing for her life three weeks in a row.[17] Although no official Miss Congeniality was named in-show for the season, Banks won an informal poll of the queens in post-elimination interviews with the entertainment website PopBuzz.[11]

In 2021, Banks appeared in an advertisement for the online financial management platform Wealthsimple, which premiered during the Canadian broadcast of Super Bowl LV.[18]

Personal life[]

McIntosh is Black Canadian and queer,[1] and is based in Toronto.[15][19] His drag artistry is inspired by Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, and Grace Jones, and he is known for impersonating Beyoncé and Whitney Houston.[9]

Banks has spoken to the media about his Jamaican heritage and how it influences his drag and performance style.[20][11]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role
2015 You Are Free Lolita
2017 Cherry Cola Dancing Queen
2019 Flood Tynomi
2020 Jump, Darling[11] Jacqueline O'Nasty

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Degrassi: The Next Generation Drag Queen Episode "Viva Las Vegas, Pt. 2"
2019 Canada's a Drag (season 2) Herself
2020 Canada's Drag Race (season 1) Contestant (9th Place)

Web series[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2018 Queens of Netflix Herself Episode: "Chewing Gum" [21]

Music videos[]

Year Title Artist Ref
2013 "Lost Kitten" METRIC [5]

Discography[]

Title Year Album Ref
"Not Sorry Aboot It"
(with the cast of Canada's Drag Race, season 1) 		2020 Non-album single [22]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Box, Bobby (17 June 2020). "Tynomi Banks Understands Her Responsibility as a Black and Queer Performer". AskMen. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Canada's Drag Race queen Tynomi Banks on drag drama and vogueing to Avril". The Georgia Straight. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Albert. "Tynomi Banks: From Rupaul's Drag Race, To The Super Bowl And Beyond". byblacks.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ Bowness, Gordon. "After the sashay: Tynomi Banks leaves the competition with her head up high: The Toronto sensation discusses the pressure of expectations and the value of the spotlight". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b Owen, David (8 February 2014). "Do the hustle". Daily Xtra. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ Westhale, July (3 August 2020). "Tynomi Banks's Big Break Was Probably Getting Fired from a Corporate Job". Wealthsimple. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Tynomi Banks | Green Space Festival • Toronto". greenspaceto.org. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. ^ Mastroianni, Julia (1 April 2021). "Queens of business: How drag became a career". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d Sim, Bernardo (2 July 2020). "Canada's Drag Race: Who Is Tynomi Banks, The Legendary Canadian Queen". Screen Rant. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. ^ "The Canadian Screen Awards were a celebration of our humour and even our niceness". Toronto Star. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d Brasil, Sydney (18 February 2021). "Drag Star Tynomi Banks on Her BLM Merch Line and Already Big Year". Complex. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  12. ^ Porter, Ryan (25 May 2021). "Start your engines! Tynomi Banks, Jimbo and Lemon kickoff drag series at Toronto's CityView Drive-In". Toronto Star. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Flood". TIFF. Retrieved 1 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Flood Filmmaker Joseph Amenta". The Queer Review. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  15. ^ a b Rudolph, Christopher (27 July 2020). "Why Tynomi Banks Was Brought to Tears on "Canada's Drag Race"". NewNowNext. Logo TV. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  16. ^ Sim, Bernardo (24 July 2020). "Canada's Drag Race: Tynomi Banks Shocked Double Shantay Not Given To Ilona Verley & Her". Screen Rant. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  17. ^ Smith, Reiss (27 July 2020). "Canada's Drag Race star Tynomi Banks speaks out after tense elimination: 'I just don't give a s**t what people say'". PinkNews. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  18. ^ Mikelle Street, "Watch 'Canada's Drag Race's Tynomi Banks in WealthSimple Super Bowl Ad". Out, February 8, 2021.
  19. ^ Cook, Michael (28 July 2020). "Tynomi Banks on What She Learned from "Canada's Drag Race" Experience & He Dancing (And Lip Syncing) for Deborah Cox". Instinct. ISSN 1096-0058. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  20. ^ Heins |, Vanessa (16 December 2019). "How drag star Tynomi Banks celebrates the holidays". Toronto Life. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  21. ^ Chewing Gum | Queens of Netflix: Tynomi Banks | Netflix. Netflix. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Not Sorry Aboot It". iTunes Store. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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