Tynomi Banks

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Tynomi Banks
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Banks at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Sheldon Orlando McIntosh [1]

Canada
Education Durham College (BA)
Occupation Drag queen
Television
Website tynomibanks.com

Sheldon Orlando McIntosh, known professionally as Tynomi Banks, [2] is a Canadian drag queen. [3] 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 (2020) [3] [4] and later the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (2024). [5]

Contents

Early life

Born in Canada and raised in Toronto, Ontario, [6] McIntosh later attended Durham College, studying public relations. [7] [8]

Career

A staple of Toronto's queer nightlife scene, [4] Tynomi Banks has performed in the entertainment industry as a drag queen at bars, festivals, and events for over a decade. [3] [9] [10] 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. [11]

Tynomi Banks served as a trophy bearer during the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. [12] She appeared in Joseph Amenta's short film, Flood, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. [13] [14] Tynomi Banks was a spokesperson for the Spanish jewelry company Carrera y Carrera, as of 2020. [11] In February 2021, Tynomi Banks released a Black Lives Matter-themed clothing line. [15] In June 2021, she performed as a part of the Drive ’N Queens Summer Series. [16]

Television

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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 . [11] 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, [17] [18] Tynomi Banks was eliminated during the fourth episode after placing in the bottom and lip syncing for her life three weeks in a row. [19] 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 . [15] 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. [20] She competed on the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, which aired in 2024.

Music

Banks signed to Wax Records, and released her debut single "Die for Love" in 2024. [21] In the same year she appeared as a guest vocalist on "Save Your Breath", a song from Nelly Furtado's new album 7 . [22]

Personal life

McIntosh is Black Canadian and queer, [2] and is based in Toronto. [17] [23] His drag artistry is inspired by Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, and Grace Jones, and he is known for impersonating Beyoncé and Whitney Houston. [11] He has spoken to the media about his Jamaican heritage and how it influences his drag and performance style. [24] [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2015You Are FreeLolita
2017Cherry ColaDancing Queen
2019FloodTynomi
2020 Jump, Darling [15] Jacqueline O'Nasty

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Degrassi: The Next Generation Drag QueenEpisode "Viva Las Vegas, Pt. 2"
2019 Canada's a Drag (season 2)Herself
2020 Canada's Drag Race (season 1)Contestant (9th place)
2024 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World [25] Contestant (7th Place)

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2018Queens of NetflixHerselfEpisode: "Chewing Gum" [26]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef
2013"Lost Kitten" METRIC [7]

Discography

TitleYearAlbumRef
"Not Sorry Aboot It"
(with the cast of Canada's Drag Race, season 1)		2020Non-album single [27]
"Save Your Breath"
Nelly Furtado feat. Williane 108, Charmie, Taborah Johnson and Tynomi Banks		2024 7 (Nelly Furtado) [22]
"Die for Love"Non-album single [21]

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  21. 1 2 "Drag superstar Tynomi Banks on her debut single and friendship with Nelly Furtado". Global News , June 27, 2024.
  22. 1 2 Sam Damshenas, "Drag Race: Tynomi Banks on her Canada vs the World exit and Nelly Furtado collab". Gay Times , August 7, 2024.
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