Tynomi Banks

Sheldon McIntosh,[1] known professionally as Tynomi Banks, is a Canadian drag performer who competed on the television series Canada's Drag Race.

Tynomi Banks
Born
Sheldon McIntosh
EducationDurham College (BA)
Television

Education

McIntosh attended Durham College, studying public relations.[2][3]

Career

In 2014, as part of World Pride, Tynomi Banks became the first drag artist to perform in Toronto's Yonge–Dundas Square. 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.[4] She also appeared in IKEA's pride campaign in 2018, as well as Netflix's web series Queens of Netflix. She served as a trophy bearer during the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[5] She is a spokesperson for the Spanish jewelry company Carrera y Carrera, as of 2020.[4]

Television

In 2019, Tynomi Banks appeared in the second season of the documentary series Canada's a Drag.[4] 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,[6][7] she was eliminated during the fourth episode after placing in the bottom two three weeks in a row.[8]

Personal life

McIntosh is Black Canadian and queer,[1] and lives in Toronto, as of 2020.[6][9] His drag artistry is inspired by Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, and Grace Jones, and he is known for impersonating Beyoncé and Whitney Houston.[4]

Filmography

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)

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

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2018 Queens of Netflix Herself Episode: "Chewing Gum" [10]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref
2013 "Lost Kitten" METRIC [2]

Discography
Title Year Album Ref
"Not Sorry Aboot It"
(with the cast of Canada's Drag Race, season 1)		 non-album single 2020 [11]

References
  1. Box, Bobby (17 June 2020). "Tynomi Banks Understands Her Responsibility as a Black and Queer Performer". AskMen. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Owen, David (8 February 2014). "Do the hustle". Daily Xtra. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. Westhale, July (3 August 2020). "Tynomi Banks's Big Break Was Probably Getting Fired from a Corporate Job". Wealthsimple. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. Sim, Bernardo (2 July 2020). "Canada's Drag Race: Who Is Tynomi Banks, The Legendary Canadian Queen". Screen Rant. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "The Canadian Screen Awards were a celebration of our humour and even our niceness". Toronto Star. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. Rudolph, Christopher (27 July 2020). "Why Tynomi Banks Was Brought to Tears on "Canada's Drag Race"". NewNowNext. Logo TV. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Chewing Gum | Queens of Netflix: Tynomi Banks | Netflix. Netflix. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. "Not Sorry Aboot It". iTunes Store. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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