Banksie
{{Short description|British drag performer}}
{{Distinguish|Banksy}}
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| birth_name = Jonathan Banks
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| birth_place = Wigan, England, United Kingdom
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| nationality = British
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| occupation = Drag queen
| alma mater = Manchester School of Art
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| television = RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)
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Banksie is the stage name of Jonathan Banks, a British drag performer and a contestant on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Early life and education
Banksie was born in Wigan and studied at the Manchester School of Art (Manchester Metropolitan University).{{Cite news |last=Fedeczko |first=Sofia |title=Ru Paul's Drag Race UK: Meet Manchester's 'seven-foot supermodel' Banksie hoping to wow the judges |work=Manchester World |url=https://www.manchesterworld.uk/news/ru-pauls-drag-race-uk-meet-banksie-manchesters-latest-hopeful-contestant-4334651 |access-date=2023-10-21 |archive-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021133320/https://www.manchesterworld.uk/news/ru-pauls-drag-race-uk-meet-banksie-manchesters-latest-hopeful-contestant-4334651 |url-status=live }} She began performing in drag after watching early seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-12 |title=Meet the fierce queens of Drag Race UK season 5 |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/meet-fierce-queens-drag-race-133122006.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021133414/https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=2_cc-session_8da22a40-7700-4822-a83e-4d9042804a77 |url-status=live }}
Career
Banksie is a drag performer. BBC has said, "This particular seven-foot supermodel is obsessed with all things burlesque, and loves to channel the 'dark, horrible women' of the 1930s and 1940s with a modern twist."{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Samuel |date=2023-09-11 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/7e067af1-455f-4ad7-85d8-8d56679e45c6 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=BBC Three |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925132618/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/7e067af1-455f-4ad7-85d8-8d56679e45c6 |url-status=live }} Banksie has said, "My inspirations originate from fashion in the early 90s to the 2000s. I love Thierry Mugler, Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier and Paul Galliano. I love researching fashion and then finding a way to make it work on my body."{{Cite web |date=2023-09-13 |title=Ru Paul's Drag Race UK: Meet Manchester's 'seven-foot supermodel' Banksie hoping to wow the judges |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ru-paul-drag-race-uk-133831162.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021133321/https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=2_cc-session_971b4cf8-6b0c-430b-97ff-225f325240ed |url-status=live }} She is artistic director for the venue Firehouse on Swan Street.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-27 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Meet the "pretty damn tall" Mancunian queen on the new series |url=https://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/entertainment/27092023-rupauls-drag-race-uk-meet-the-pretty-damn-tall-mancunian-queen-on-the-new-series/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Mancunian Matters |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020020426/https://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/entertainment/27092023-rupauls-drag-race-uk-meet-the-pretty-damn-tall-mancunian-queen-on-the-new-series/ |url-status=live }}
Banksie competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She was eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the Rusical challenge and losing a lip sync against DeDeLicious to "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title="Avenge me!": Drag Race UK star Banskie on exit and "heated" Untucked |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/drag-race-uk-banksie-exit-interview/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Gay Times |language=en-GB}}
Personal life
Banksie lives in Manchester. She is part of the "drag family" of Cheddar Gorgeous.{{Cite web |title='DRUK's Ginger Johnson & Banksie Tease An Epic 'Talented' Season Five |url=https://www.pride.com/interviews/drag-race-uk-banksie-ginger-johnson |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=www.pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930030542/https://www.pride.com/interviews/drag-race-uk-banksie-ginger-johnson |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-11 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 5 cast – meet the new queens |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a45079070/drag-race-uk-season-5-cast/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929075940/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a45079070/drag-race-uk-season-5-cast/ |url-status=live }} Banksie is non-binary and 6'8", but approximately seven feet tall in heels, making her one of the tallest contestants on Drag Race.
Discography
=As lead artist=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;"
! scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:6em;" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Get Fruity!"{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3FdgNTReTK1oPZRjFh9VVI?si=y6qLEt9RTXqyFynVOLNl3w|title=Get Fruity! - Single|work=Spotify}} (with Monopoly Phonic) | 2024 | {{n/a|non-album single}} |
= Featured singles =
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! scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:6em;" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52s Version)"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dont-ick-my-yum-the-m-52s-version-single/1711643527|title=Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52s Version) - Single|work=music.apple.com}} (RuPaul featuring Kate Butch, Ginger Johnson, & Miss Naomi Carter) | 2023 | {{n/a|non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pant-oh-she-better-dont-the-rusical/1713763130|title=Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical|work=music.apple.com}}
| 2023 |
Filmography
=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! style="text-align: center;" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
| 2023
| Herself | Contestant |
| 2023
| The After Shave with Danny Beard | Herself | Guest | |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.manchestersfinest.com/articles/behind-scenes-manchesters-7ft-supermodel-drag-queen-banksie/ Behind the Scenes with Manchester's 7ft Supermodel Drag Queen], Manchester's Finest
{{RuPaul's Drag Race UK}}
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
Category:British non-binary entertainers
Category:Drag performers from Manchester