Tynomi Banks shares her list of essential drag anthems for Pride season
Toronto drag queen Tynomi Banks presents the perfect playlist for any Pride Month celebration.
This weekend is the first official weekend of the summer, but in Canada's biggest city an even bigger celebration is going down. Come Sunday, downtown Toronto will host one of the largest Pride parades in North America. It's where you'll find Tynomi Banks, one of Toronto's most prominent drag queens. She's put together the perfect playlist for any Pride Month celebration, and even shares which one of these tracks played a big role in her coming out story.
Below are some of her song picks:
The Weather Girls, It's Raining Men
Queen, I Want to Break Free
Ru Paul, Supermodel (You Better Work)
— Produced by Vanessa Nigro
Listen to Tynomi's guide to the essential drag performance anthems at the top of this post.
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