Vander Von Odd

American drag performer
Vander Von Odd
Vander Von Odd in promotional artwork for season 1 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, 2016
Born
Antonio Yee

Television
Websitevandervonodd.com

Vander Von Odd is the stage name of Antonio Yee,[1] an American drag performer who won the first season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.[1] She is based in Los Angeles,[2] and has appeared in the series NightGowns.[3]

Early life

Van Odd was born in California[4] and was raised between the Mexico–United States border, spending weekdays attending school in the U.S. and weekends in Mexico with her grandmothers.[5] She is of Mexican and Chinese descent and has cited Sylvia Rivera, Barbette, and Fakir Musafar as her inspirations.[6][7]

Filmography

Music Videos

Year Title Artist Reference
2020 Spark Alice Bag [8]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016-17 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Herself Winner (season 1)
2017 Guest judge, 2 episodes (season 2)
2019 Guest judge, 1 episode (season 3)
2020 NightGowns

Web Series

Year Title Role Notes
2017-2020 Transformations Herself Guest, 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b Stechnij, Tanner. "How Vander Von Odd Is Invigorating the Alt Drag Scene". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  2. ^ "These 5 Performers Came Up Without 'Drag Race'". Paper. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. ^ "Sasha Velour is the drag mother of our dreams in exclusive NightGowns clip". Yahoo Entertainment. 2020-03-31. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. ^ https://thotyssey.com/2024/10/11/on-point-with-vander-von-odd/
  5. ^ "On Point With: Vander Von Odd". thotyssey.com. Thotyssey. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  6. ^ Megarry, Daniel. "Dragula champion Vander Von Odd believes there's power in sticking out". gaytimes.com. Gay Times. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  7. ^ @VanderVonOdd (June 6, 2020). "Even as a Mexican/Chinese Queer I was raised in a small racist town with no black residents. In my teens I perpetuated racist stereotypes and spoke racist words. I was raised to believe it was all harmless jokes. Never forget, at some point, we've all been part of the problem" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Johnson, Tommy. "Alice Bag Drops Latest Single From Upcoming Album "Spark"". ghettoblastermagazine.com. Ghetto Blaster Magazine. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
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