Tynomi Banks

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Tynomi Banks
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Banks in 2018
Born
Sheldon McIntosh

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

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]

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Early life

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

Career

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

Tynomi Banks in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in 2023 March 2023 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco - 115.jpg
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

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

Film

YearTitleRole
2015You Are FreeLolita
2017Cherry ColaDancing Queen
2019FloodTynomi
2020 Jump, Darling [13] 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)

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2018Queens of NetflixHerselfEpisode: "Chewing Gum" [21]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef
2013"Lost Kitten" METRIC [5]

Discography

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

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