Yvie Oddly is an American drag queen, fashion designer, performer, rapper, and recording artist and the winner of Season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Yvie returned in the first episode of All Stars 5 as a "Lip-Sync Assassin", to lip-sync against India Ferrah representing the safe queens' elimination choice. Yvie won the lip-sync and revealed the group chose to eliminate Derrick Barry.
Yvie came back to appear in RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue, where she was followed as she prepared to lead the "RuPaul's Drag Race Live!" residency show among other queens.
She later returned to All Stars 7, the first All Winners season of Drag Race. She placed 5th-8th.
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Drag Name Origin[]
Yvie Oddly's name was inspired by people calling her performances weird, and so she wanted a name that was "even odder than everybody else's" to match.[6] It's also a nod to the pun "even and odds". [7]
Track Records[]
| Statistics | USA Season 11 | USA All Stars Season 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking: | 1st Place (Winner) |
5th-8th Place |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 2) | 1 (Ep. 6) |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 0 | 0 |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 | 0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 1 (Ep. 8) | N/A |
| Episode Eliminated: | N/A | Episode 11 |
Style[]
Yvie describes herself as an "authentic weirdo" whose style ranges from high fashion glam goddess to dirty street punk. She loves anything that is going to shock the audience. Yvie states she is always changing and "looking in the future" which makes her drag very unique.
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[]
- "Move over ladies, this race just took an odd turn." (entrance quote)
- "I am Denver's commodity of drag oddity."
- "I'm just here to shock and suck cock."
- "I need you to be angrier with that bell." (to Adore Delano)
- "I'm mad at the lack of olives!"
- "I'm just a plain old heteronormative girl."
- "All of my best friends have been drag queens!" *laughs*
- "An eerie foreshadowing of something to come!"
- "Girl, these mini-challenges are teaching me the real meaning of beauty."
- "I'm just here to have her sign my baby."
- "There's that one about two people..." (when asked to name 5 'Seduction' songs in episode 3's mini challenge)
- "What does that HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING BITCH?!" (to Silky Nutmeg Ganache during Episode 3's "Untucked")
- "Send me home 'cause I'm injured."
- "I'm a little pissed that you tried to throw me under the bus because I'm "injured" when I finished our routine, with my sprained ankle doing shit you could not dream of and that you tried to throw me under the bus after you put on some stretch fabric bullshit and covered it in beans." (to Silky in Episode 7 of "Untucked".)
- "Off a dumpster that was in the Top 3, so check it and then wreck it." (during her ongoing argument with Silky in Untucked.)
- "You think being safe every week is going to get you somewhere?"(to Silky)
- "I'll dance circles around your ass." (to Silky)
- "That's because Sasha Velour was talented."
- “Let's give pats on the back to mediocrity and beans!" ( to Silky about her run on the show during Episode 7's "Untucked")
- "Because like that's really cute to say, but you're also the bitch who was like 'Well...I guess...the one girl who I wanna go home is Yvie, cuz she fought me.'" (to Vanessa Vanjie Mateo during Episode 7's "Untucked")
- "I THINK YOU'RE A FUCKING TERRIBLE SISTER! 'CAUSE I AM NOT ON HERE TO FUCKING HIDE AROUND THE CORNERS AND BE LIKE *whispers* hey girl." (to Vanessa Vanjie Mateo during Episode 7's "Untucked")
- "I am FUCKING done with this SHIT!"
- "I DON'T NEED CORDIAL, BITCH. I NEED REAL!" (to Vanessa Vanjie Mateo during Episode 7's "Untucked")
- "It wasn't until I saw that ass that I truly understood the meaning of a drug mule," (reading A'keria C. Davenport)
- "Bitch, you literally just talked about how you thought Scarlet should have went home after the first fucking dance!" (to Silky Nutmeg Ganache.)
- "I'm Yvie Oddly and oddly enough, my edges stay shredded but these tits are tough. When other girls fake, I just call out their bluff, so glue on those shoes and tighten them tucks. And I know I play rough, but that's how I tumble, I bend over backwards whenever I fumble. I'm giving my all to shine like RuPaul, so pardon me bitches if I don't seem humble. Odd bless, how are you? *laughs*" (Verse in Queen's Everywhere.)
- "Odd Bless!"
- "Follow your oddities and fly your freak flag!" (After her victory)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7[]
- "Don't mind me, I just even the odds." (entrance quote)
- "I'm back and I'm ready to show absolutely everything." *licks nipple*
- "Raja, you're so old. You make Jinkx's drag feel fresh." (Reading Challenge)
- "Trinity The Tuck, you know I didn't want to have to make any of those throwaway filler jokes, but Ru's the one who crowned you. Well, halfway." (Reading Challenge)
- ♪ "Oddly, it's Yvie. I can't be beaten believe me. Freaky like Friday I won the crown my way and I'll make this next one look easy. Queen of the queerdos, teaching the kids to live freely, I keep on growing past what they all know 'cause you can't fit my legend on TV" ♪ (Verse in Legends)
- "I give really good head." (to persuade Shea Couleé to not get blocked by the Platinum Plunger)
- "Baby, I'd like to lay you sideways after this game goes down." (as the Boogieman in Snatch Game)
- "Some people did amazing, and then other people just kind of shouted. *Laughs*"
- "I hit my goal, which was to make Ru laugh, and she did it, like, at least twice. I remember at least twice."
- Jinkx Monsoon: I have on occasion had encounters with the Big Bad Wolf, but I don't think it counts as sex 'cause he only puts it in my ass"
- Yvie Oddly: "Baby, I would never hit that pig in a blanket." (in Fairytale Justice)
- Monét X Change: You porked her too?"
- Yvie Oddly: "I can't help it. I like me a little bit of a ham sandwich. You know what I'm saying?" (as the Big Bad Wolf in Fairytale Justice)
- "This got anybody else's tail waggin'?" (as the Big Bad Wolf in Fairytale Justice)
- Michelle Visage: "BB. Can I listen to your mixtape?"
- Yvie Oddly: "Ooh, she's the baddest witch in all the land. She can have me over any damn ham." (as the Big Bad Wolf in Fairytale Justice)
- Raja: "The last time I saw that wolf, he was howling in her pussy."
- Yvie Oddly: "I'm just back here chilling with my little piece of pussy and my piece of ass." (as the Big Bad Wolf in Fairytale Justice)
- RuPaul: "Wolf. Are you done with blowing down houses?"
- Yvie Oddly: "I'm done with blowing down houses, but I'm just starting blowing backs out. *Laughs and howls* Come on, baby. Let's go hump the pillows." (as the Big Bad Wolf in Fairytale Justice)
- "Now, before we begin, I would really appreciate it if we could take some time to bow our heads and give praise to the creator, through whom all things are possible. Thank you, RuPaul. Like, seriously, girl, thanks for signing that check, bitch." (Draguation Speech)
- "You know, they say money can't buy happiness, but looking at all these bitches' smiles, it can at least buy you a new grill." (Draguation Speech)
- "I might never have known that I was so damn good at lip syncing if I didn't first discover how damn bad I am at impersonating Whoopi Goldberg. Ru tried to warn me, You in danger, girl. It's still not there." (Draguation Speech)
- ♪ "Baby, I'm your baby, you're my baby. I'll love you forever, never maybe. If you ever need me, you can page me, and I'll call you from this flip phone 'til I'm 80. Our connection is amazing. Dial up my modem and I'll never keep you waiting. Baby, baby, baby!" ♪ (verse in 2getha 4eva)
- "I am in love with Janicza Bravo. Plus, she speaks in the hippie words that I understand. Energy. Divine. Manifest."
- "*Laughs* It's my mating signal. It's how people find me in the wild. It's how the fans find me in the wild. *Laughs*" (Untucked)
- Raja: "Do you love me, baby?"
- Yvie Oddly: "Only you." (to persuade Raja to not get blocked by the Platinum Plunger)
- "Oooh-ahhh! Sorry, I had to get my primal scream out."
- "They can't call me ugly anymore. I've had way too much plastic surgery for that. I got the legal limit of Botox you're allowed to put in your forehead, and look how it works for me. *Laughs*"
- "Thank you Raja, for that inspiring glimpse into what my future holds if I just keep saying "yes" to drugs." (during the Kennedy Davenport Center Honors Hall Of Shade Roast)
- "I actually do have so much respect for Trin. I'm not even gonna joke about her surgical enhancements because honestly, even Jinkx has had some plastic surgery done. I'll give you time to look for it. No, really, she got her hairline done, which means that she thought to herself, "Yeah, that's the problem." (during the Kennedy Davenport Center Honors Hall Of Shade Roast)
- "That talent was nothing, girl. Show me a fist!" (after Jinkx Monsoon put a microphone in her mouth in the talent show)
- "Is it gross that I want to bang the person who played fake me? He was hot." (in Untucked)
- RuPaul: "Now, this is always your stage. This will always be your home. And you have shown people that beyond our adversities, you can survive, and you can thrive, and you can have a big laugh while doing it. The greatest spell you can cast is to laugh, And, if that's what you do, you reset the pH balance of every room you're in when you do that gut laugh."
- Yvie Oddly: "I'll keep laughing. *Laughs*"
Trivia[]
- Yvie suffers from a condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 3, which affects the tissues in the skin, bones, blood vessels, and many organs.[5]
- Yvie considers herself a "partial Halloween queen", as she first did drag on Halloween with her mom.[8]
- Yvie considers the "character" of Yvie Oddly to be asexual regardless of her sexuality outside of drag.[9]
- She appeared in music videos by Adore Delano and Season 4 winner Sharon Needles.
- Her favorite past contestant is Nina Flowers.[10]
- She was paired with Adore Delano for Season 11 Episode 1's mini-challenge, a photoshoot.
- Yvie can perform on Lyra, a large aerial spinning hoop often used in the circus.[citation needed]
- She and Brooke Lynn Hytes are the seventh pair to lip-sync against each other twice. The other pairs are BenDeLaCreme with Darienne Lake and Shangela, Katya and Alaska, Eureka with Aquaria and Kameron Michaels, and Monique Heart and Trinity The Tuck.
- Yvie is the first winner to:
- Only win one maxi-challenge. She was later followed by Kita Mean in Drag Race Down Under Season 1, Kylie Sonique Love in All Stars 6, Vanessa van Cartier in Holland Season 2, Blu Hydrangea in RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 1 and Willow Pill in RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 14).
- Be injured but continue the competition.
- Win the least amount of challenges out of all the finalists of a regular season.
- Place in the bottom in Snatch Game in a regular season (and the second overall after Trixie Mattel).
- Have been in the bottom 2 since Bob The Drag Queen in Season 8. Coincidentally, they were both only in the bottom 2 once
- Yvie is the second:
- Contestant from Denver, Colorado, after Nina Flowers. Coincidentally, they were both finalists of their respective seasons.
- Contestant to injure herself on-screen during an intense choreography challenge, after Eureka in Season 9. However, her injury was not as severe and she was able to continue in the competition.
- Regular Season winner after Sasha Velour to not have a solo challenge win.
- Winner with Native American heritage[11] after Trixie Mattel in All Stars 3.
- Yvie was a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race: Live in Las Vegas. Other contestants include Aquaria, India Ferrah, and Kameron Michaels.
- Yvie is the first lip sync assassin to appear in the new All Stars format beginning in All Stars 5, and the first to win the lip sync against the competing queen.
- With that, she is the only regular season winner to be a lip-sync assassin on All Stars 5.
- She is the first regular season winner to be a lip-sync assassin on All Stars, followed by Jaida Essence Hall.
- On 2nd July 2020, Yvie became the 31st queen to reach 1 million followers on Instagram, and the 3rd queen from her season to reach it.
- Yvie is the sixth queen ever to make it to the final with just one challenge win (the other queens are Nina Flowers and Rebecca Glasscock in Season 1, Naomi Smalls in Season 8, Peppermint in Season 9 and Kameron Michaels in Season 10.)
- She has been followed by Crystal Methyd in Season 12 and Kandy Muse in Season 13
- Yvie is the drag mother/sister of Willow Pill.
- That's makes Yvie and Willow the first pair to win Drag Race in the US.
- This makes them the second drag mother/daughter duo to both win a Drag Race season, after Envy Peru and Vanessa van Cartier of Drag Race Holland.
- Yvie is the second winner to be in the bottom two but sent no one home until the finale, after Sharon Needles.
- Yvie is the first All Stars 7 contestant to receive two Legendary Legend Stars in a single episode, due to Raja gifting her a star.
- Yvie is the only winner on All Stars 7 to not receive a cash tip, because she didn't win any lip-sync for your legacys.
- Alphabetically, Yvie is last on the list of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants.
- She's the last of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, but not of Drag Race franchise, as that's Zymba Ding from Drag Race Philippines Season 3.
- Yvie spent $14,000 on her outfits for Season Eleven.[12]
- Yvie was entered into the Season Pass for RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar in December 2021, alongside the tag "Odd".
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 Looks[]
Videos[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[]
Lip-Syncs[]
Discography[]
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Artwork | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "WEIRDO" |
|
by Cazwell & Yvie ft. Craig C. |
| 2019 | "Dolla Store" |
|
|
| 2019 | "Baby Shark"
(cover) |
Appearances/Features[]
| Year | Title | Artwork | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Dressed To Kill" |
|
by Sharon Needles Yvie was an extra in the video |
| 2017 | "Negative Nancy" |
|
by Adore Delano Yvie was an extra in the video |
| 2019 | "Queens Everywhere" |
|
by RuPaul with A'keria Chanel Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, & Vanessa Vanjie Mateo |
| 2019 | "Stan For U" |
|
by Honey Davenport |
Tours[]
Featured[]
- (2019-Present) Werq the World Tour
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Yvie Oddly |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Brooke Lynn Hytes • 3rd & 4th: A'keria C. Davenport & Silky Nutmeg Ganache |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo • 6th: Nina West (Miss Congeniality) • 7th: Shuga Cain • 8th: Plastique Tiara • 9th: Ra'Jah O'Hara • 10th: Scarlet Envy • 11th: Ariel Versace • 12th: Mercedes Iman Diamond • 13th: Honey Davenport • 14th: Kahanna Montrese • 15th: Soju |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg |
| Winner | Jinkx Monsoon |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Monét X Change • 3rd/4th: Shea Couleé & Trinity The Tuck |
| Other Contestants | 5th-8th: Jaida Essence Hall, Raja (QOSDADHH), The Vivienne & Yvie Oddly |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Alcantara • Bryce Eilenberg • Calixto Quan |










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