Tynomi Banks Explained
Tynomi Banks |
Birth Name: | Sheldon Orlando McIntosh[1] |
Birth Place: | Canada |
Education: | Durham College (BA) |
Occupation: | Drag queen |
Sheldon Orlando McIntosh, known professionally as Tynomi Banks,[2] is a Canadian drag queen. 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 and later the second season of .[3]
Early life
Born in Canada and raised in Toronto, Ontario,[4] McIntosh later attended Durham College, studying public relations.[5]
Career
A staple of Toronto's queer nightlife scene,[6] Tynomi Banks has performed in the entertainment industry as a drag queen at bars, festivals, and events for over a decade.[7] [8] [9] 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.[10]
Tynomi Banks served as a trophy bearer during the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[11] She appeared in Joseph Amenta's short film, Flood, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[12] [13] Tynomi Banks was a spokesperson for the Spanish jewelry company Carrera y Carrera, as of 2020. In February 2021, Tynomi Banks released a Black Lives Matter-themed clothing line.[14] In June 2021, she performed as a part of the Drive ’N Queens Summer Series.[15]
Television
In 2019, Tynomi Banks appeared in the second season of the documentary series Canada's a Drag.[10] 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,[16] [17] Tynomi Banks was eliminated during the fourth episode after placing in the bottom and lip syncing for her life three weeks in a row.[18] 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. 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.[19] She competed on the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, which aired in 2024.
Personal life
McIntosh is Black Canadian and queer, and is based in Toronto.[20] His drag artistry is inspired by Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, and Grace Jones, and he is known for impersonating Beyoncé and Whitney Houston.[10] He has spoken to the media about his Jamaican heritage and how it influences his drag and performance style.[21]
Filmography
Film
Television
Web series
Music videos
Notes and References
- Web site: Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World . This BEat . 2024-07-25 . open.spotify.com.
- Web site: Box . Bobby . Tynomi Banks Understands Her Responsibility as a Black and Queer Performer . 12 August 2020 . . . 17 June 2020 . 28 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200628225355/https://www.askmen.com/entertainment/celebs/tynomi-banks-is-ready-to-slay-the-very-first-season-of-canada-s-drag-race.html . live .
- Web site: Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2 cast of queens revealed: Bam! Alexis Mateo is back, baby . Nolfi . Joey . ew.com . . June 26, 2024.
- Web site: In the Spotlight: Tynomi Banks . 8 December 2020 . 20 March 2023 . 20 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320023922/https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/in-the-spotlight-tynomi-banks/ . live .
- Web site: Tynomi Banks's Big Break Was Probably Getting Fired from a Corporate Job . August 3, 2020 . October 7, 2020 . July . Westhale . . 18 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918110828/https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-us/magazine/tynomi-banks . live .
- Web site: Williams. Albert. Tynomi Banks: From Rupaul's Drag Race, To The Super Bowl And Beyond. 2021-10-01. byblacks.com. en-gb. 1 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001033653/https://byblacks.com/profiles/personalities/2731-tynomi-banks-from-rupaul-s-drag-race-to-the-super-bowl-and-beyond. dead.
- Web site: 2020-07-24. Canada's Drag Race queen Tynomi Banks on drag drama and vogueing to Avril. 2021-10-01. The Georgia Straight. en. 29 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729140034/https://www.straight.com/living/canadas-drag-race-queen-tynomi-banks-on-drag-drama-and-vogueing-to-avril. live.
- Web site: Tynomi Banks Green Space Festival • Toronto. 2021-10-01. greenspaceto.org. en-US. 1 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001033653/http://greenspaceto.org/tynomibanks/. live.
- Web site: Mastroianni. Julia. 2021-04-01. Queens of business: How drag became a career. 2021-10-01. NOW Magazine. en-US. 1 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001033653/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/queens-of-business-how-drag-became-a-career. live.
- News: Sim . Bernardo . Canada's Drag Race: Who Is Tynomi Banks, The Legendary Canadian Queen . 12 August 2020 . . 2 July 2020 . 5 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005012355/https://screenrant.com/canadas-drag-race-who-is-tynomi-banks-legend/ . live .
- News: The Canadian Screen Awards were a celebration of our humour and even our niceness. Toronto Star. 1 April 2019. 13 August 2020. 15 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915200700/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/opinion/2019/04/01/the-canadian-screen-awards-were-a-celebration-of-our-humour-and-even-our-niceness.html. live.
- Web site: Flood . 2021-10-01 . TIFF . en . 1 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001063438/https://www.tiff.net/events/flood . live .
- Web site: 2019-10-30 . Exclusive Interview: Flood Filmmaker Joseph Amenta . 2021-10-01 . The Queer Review . en-US . 1 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001063438/https://thequeerreview.com/2019/10/30/exclusive-interview-flood-filmmaker-joseph-amenta/ . live .
- News: Drag Star Tynomi Banks on Her BLM Merch Line and Already Big Year. February 18, 2021. Sydney. Brasil. Complex. March 11, 2021. 25 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225120916/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/tynomi-banks-black-lives-matter-interview. live.
- News: Porter. Ryan. Start your engines! Tynomi Banks, Jimbo and Lemon kickoff drag series at Toronto's CityView Drive-In. May 29, 2021. Toronto Star. May 25, 2021. 25 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525191008/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2021/05/25/start-your-engines-drive-in-drag-series-aims-to-accelerate-return-to-live-events.html. live.
- News: Rudolph . Christopher . Why Tynomi Banks Was Brought to Tears on "Canada's Drag Race" . 12 August 2020 . NewNowNext . 27 July 2020 . . 13 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200813102347/http://www.newnownext.com/tynomi-banks-canadas-drag-race/07/2020/ . live .
- News: Sim . Bernardo . Canada's Drag Race: Tynomi Banks Shocked Double Shantay Not Given To Ilona Verley & Her . 12 August 2020 . . 24 July 2020 . 27 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200727180426/https://screenrant.com/canadas-drag-race-tynomi-banks-shocked-double-shantay-not-given-to-ilona-verley-her/ . live .
- News: Smith . Reiss . Canada's Drag Race star Tynomi Banks speaks out after tense elimination: 'I just don't give a s**t what people say' . 12 August 2020 . . 27 July 2020 . 13 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200813082102/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/27/canadas-drag-races-episode-4-tynomi-banks-elimination-jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/ . live .
- Mikelle Street, "Watch 'Canada's Drag Race's Tynomi Banks in WealthSimple Super Bowl Ad" . Out, February 8, 2021.
- News: Cook . Michael . Tynomi Banks on What She Learned from "Canada's Drag Race" Experience & He Dancing (And Lip Syncing) for Deborah Cox . 12 August 2020 . 28 July 2020 . . 1096-0058 . 8 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808003248/https://instinctmagazine.com/tynomi-banks-on-what-she-learned-from-canadas-drag-race-experience-he-dancing-and-lip-syncing-for-deborah-cox/ . live .
- Web site: Heins . Vanessa. 2019-12-16. How drag star Tynomi Banks celebrates the holidays. 2021-10-01. Toronto Life. en-US. 26 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926211205/https://torontolife.com/city/life/how-drag-star-tynomi-banks-celebrates-the-holidays/. live.
- Nolfi . Joey . June 26, 2024 . Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2 cast of queens revealed: Bam! Alexis Mateo is back, baby . 2024-06-26 . . en.
- Chewing Gum Queens of Netflix: Tynomi Banks Netflix. Netflix. 20 June 2018. 12 August 2020. 5 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200905233310/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zkIDfOsuig&gl=US&hl=en. live.
- News: Do the hustle. 8 February 2014. David. Owen. Daily Xtra. 12 August 2020. 21 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921191458/https://www.dailyxtra.com/do-the-hustle-57949. live.
- Web site: Not Sorry Aboot It . August 29, 2020 . September 4, 2020 . . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516105639/https://music.apple.com/us/album/not-sorry-aboot-it-single/1529480783 . live .