Melissa Befierce

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Melissa Befierce
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Melissa Befierce in promotional artwork for season 1 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula , 2016
Born
Alfredo Salinas [1]
OccupationDrag performer
Television

Melissa Befierce is the stage name of Alfredo Salinas, an American drag performer best known for competing on the first season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula and the first season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans . [2]

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Career

Melissa Befierce's first drag performance was made at Arena Nightclub at the age of 23. [1] Her original stage name was "Phoenix". [3] She appeared in MOXXI's music video "Ransom" in 2014, and was featured on Velo's single "Perra" in 2018. [4] [5]

In 2016, Melissa Befierce was announced to be part of the inaugural cast of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula . She ultimately placed as a runner-up alongside Frankie Doom against Vander Von Odd. [6] In 2022, she returned to compete on the first season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans , placing sixth. [2] [7] That same year, Melissa Befierce appeared while dressed as Selena Quintanilla as part of a tribute to Jennifer Lopez at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards. [a] [8]

Personal life

Salinas is of Latin American descent and is based in South Central Los Angeles, California. [2] He has cited Marilyn Monroe as an artistic inspiration. [1] Salinas uses he/him and she/her pronouns. [2]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Lopez portrayed Quintanilla in the 1997 biographical film Selena .
  1. 1 2 3 Lopez, Dave. "FROM DRAGULA TO DRAG MOTHER: MELISSA BEFIERCE IS THE QUEEN OF L.A." andrewchristian.com. Andrew Christian . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nolfi, Joey. "Boulet Brothers resurrect all-star cast for Dragula: Titans — See the killer returning contestants". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Betancourt, Manuel. "All hail the drag queens raising L.A.'s tight-knit families". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Liley, Jessica. "MOXXI Launches Her New Video For 'Ransom'". curvemag.com. Curve . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Perra (feat. Melissa Befierce)". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Grand Finale". The Boulet Brothers' Dragula. Season 1. Episode 6. January 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sea Monsters of the Depths". The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans. Episode 7. December 6, 2022. Shudder.
  8. ↑ Callahan, Chrissy. "12 drag queens join Jennifer Lopez onstage dressed in her greatest looks". today.com. Today . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
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