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Tynomi Banks

Sheldon McIntosh, known professionally as Tynomi Banks,[1] is a Canadian drag queen.[2] A staple of Toronto's queer nightlife scene since the 2010s, Tynomi 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]

Tynomi Banks
Banks in 2018
Born
Sheldon McIntosh

Canada
EducationDurham College (BA)
OccupationDrag queen
Television
Websitetynomibanks.com

Early life edit

Born in Canada and raised in Toronto, Ontario,[4] McIntosh later attended Durham College, studying public relations.[5][6]

Career edit

A staple of Toronto's queer nightlife scene,[3] Tynomi 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, she was selected to participate in a marketing campaign for Crest and curated Spotify's playlist for the gay pride event.[9]

Tynomi Banks served as a trophy bearer during the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[10] She appeared in Joseph Amenta's short film, Flood, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[11][12] Tynomi Banks was a spokesperson for the Spanish jewelry company Carrera y Carrera, as of 2020.[9]

In February 2021, Tynomi Banks released a Black Lives Matter-themed clothing line.[13] In June 2021, she performed as a part of the Drive ’N Queens Summer Series.[14]

Television edit

 
Tynomi Banks in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in 2023

In 2019, Tynomi Banks appeared in the second season of the documentary series Canada's a Drag.[9] The following year, she 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] Tynomi 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, she won an informal poll of the queens in post-elimination interviews with the entertainment website PopBuzz.[13]

In 2021, Tynomi 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 edit

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] He has spoken to the media about his Jamaican heritage and how it influences his drag and performance style.[20][13]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role
2015 You Are Free Lolita
2017 Cherry Cola Dancing Queen
2019 Flood Tynomi
2020 Jump, Darling[13] Jacqueline O'Nasty

Television edit

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 edit

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

Music videos edit

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

Discography edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Box, Bobby (17 June 2020). "Tynomi Banks Understands Her Responsibility as a Black and Queer Performer". AskMen. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Albert. "Tynomi Banks: From Rupaul's Drag Race, To The Super Bowl And Beyond". byblacks.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "In the Spotlight: Tynomi Banks". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b Owen, David (8 February 2014). "Do the hustle". Daily Xtra. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ Westhale, July (3 August 2020). "Tynomi Banks's Big Break Was Probably Getting Fired from a Corporate Job". Wealthsimple. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Tynomi Banks | Green Space Festival • Toronto". greenspaceto.org. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. ^ Mastroianni, Julia (1 April 2021). "Queens of business: How drag became a career". NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. ^ "The Canadian Screen Awards were a celebration of our humour and even our niceness". Toronto Star. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Flood". TIFF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Flood Filmmaker Joseph Amenta". The Queer Review. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d Brasil, Sydney (18 February 2021). "Drag Star Tynomi Banks on Her BLM Merch Line and Already Big Year". Complex. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  14. ^ Porter, Ryan (25 May 2021). "Start your engines! Tynomi Banks, Jimbo and Lemon kickoff drag series at Toronto's CityView Drive-In". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  15. ^ a b Rudolph, Christopher (27 July 2020). "Why Tynomi Banks Was Brought to Tears on "Canada's Drag Race"". NewNowNext. Logo TV. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  18. ^ Mikelle Street, "Watch 'Canada's Drag Race's Tynomi Banks in WealthSimple Super Bowl Ad" Archived 17 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 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. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  20. ^ Heins |, Vanessa (16 December 2019). "How drag star Tynomi Banks celebrates the holidays". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  21. ^ Chewing Gum | Queens of Netflix: Tynomi Banks | Netflix. Netflix. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Not Sorry Aboot It". iTunes Store. 29 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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