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.