Ramona Lee Etta Barnes (née Wheeler; July 7, 1938 – November 26, 2003) was a Republican politician in the state of Alaska.

She attended Bledsoe County High School in Tennessee and Waipahu Community College in Hawaii before graduating from Michigan State University.

She managed a beauty shop and salon, was president of the Arctic Research Consultants, Inc, and served on the school board of the Elmendorf Air Force Base between 1973 and 1976 before getting involved in politics.

[5] She was known for her tough stance, evidenced by the President of the Alaska Senate gifting her a set of brass balls.

[7] Barnes died on November 26, 2003, at the Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, from pneumonia caused by cancer.