Vander Von Odd

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

NationalityAmerican
Television
Website vandervonodd.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]

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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

YearTitleArtistReference
2020Spark Alice Bag [8]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016-17 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula HerselfWinner (season 1)
2017Guest judge, 2 episodes (season 2)
2019Guest judge, 1 episode (season 3)
2020 NightGowns

Web Series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017-2020 Transformations HerselfGuest, 2 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 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.