The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 1

The first season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula premiered on the Hey Qween streaming service on October 31, 2016, and concluded on February 20, 2017. The series featured nine contestants, from all over California, competing for the title of World's First Drag Supermonster and a cash prize of $10,000.^[1] Guest judges included director Darren Stein, and drag performers Peaches Christ and Heklina.^[2] It ran for seven episodes, including a special episode incorporating unutilized footage.^[2] The season was subsequently remastered, and was distributed by OutTv, Amazon Prime,^[3] and SBS Viceland.^[4]

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Season 1
Promotional poster for season one
Hosted by	The Boulet Brothers
Judges	Dracmorda Boulet Swanthula Boulet
No. of contestants	9
Winner	Vander Von Odd
Runners-up	Frankie Doom Melissa Befierce
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	Hey Qween! (United States)
Original release	31 October 2016 (2016-10-31) – 20 February 2017 (2017-02-20)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The winner of first season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula was Vander Von Odd, with Frankie Doom and Melissa Befierce as the runner-up.^[5] Frankie Doom and Loris returned later to compete in The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Resurrection, a competition between contestants from previous seasons of Dragula, with the winner returning for the fourth season of Dragula.^[6]

Contestants

The Boulet Brothers and the cast of the first season of Dragula.

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 1 and their backgrounds

Contestant	Age	Hometown[a]	Outcome
Vander Von Odd	22	Los Angeles, California	Winner
Frankie Doom	31		Runners-up
Melissa Befierce	31
Meatball	27		4th place
Loris	21		5th place
Xochi Mochi	29
Foxie Adjuia	23		7th place
Ursula Major	27		8th place
Pinche Queen[b]	22		9th place

Notes:

1. All the contestants resided in the Los Angeles area during filming.
2. Now known as Dallas Tetas, she was referred to as Pinche Queen on the show.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Vander Von Odd won The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 1.

  Frankie Doom and Melissa Befierce were the runners-up.

  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.

  WUE (Winner up for extermination) indicates that the contestant won the challenge but was still up for extermination.

  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.

  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for extermination.

  EXT (Exterminated) indicates that the contestant was exterminated.

  Guest indicates the contestant returned as a guest.

Contestants progress with placements in each episode

Contestant	Episode
	1[7]	2[8]	3[9]	4[10]	5[11]	6[12]
Vander Von Odd	WIN	SAFE	WUE	BTM	SAFE	Winner
Frankie Doom	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	Runner-up
Melissa Befierce	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	Runner-up
Meatball	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	EXT	Guest
Loris	BTM	WIN	BTM	EXT		Guest
Xochi Mochi	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	EXT		Guest
Foxie Adjuia	SAFE	SAFE	EXT			Guest
Ursula Major	SAFE	EXT				Guest
Pinche Queen	EXT

Exterminations

Episode	Contestants			Challenge	Exterminated
1	Loris vs. Meatball vs. Pinche Queen			Buried alive in a coffin with bugs, water and dirt thrown at their faces	Pinche Queen
2[a]	Frankie Doom	vs.	Ursula Major	Wrestle aggressively and in character in a pool of mud	Ursula Major
	Melissa Befierce		Xochi Mochi
3	Foxie Adjuia vs. Loris vs. Vander Von Odd			Eat as much pig brains as possible without using their hands	Foxie Adjuia
4[b]	Frankie Doom vs. Loris vs. Vander Von Odd vs. Xochi Mochi			Lip sync to Alaska's "Nails" while the other queens throw objects at them.	Loris
					Xochi Mochi
5[c]	Frankie Doom vs. Meatball vs. Melissa Befierce vs. Vander Von Odd			Create a seamonster look and endure a drag photoshoot in the San Francisco Bay	Meatball

1. Melissa Befierce was declared safe after participating in the extermination challenge, but before the final judgment.
2. In this episode, all contestants participated in the extermination, but Meatball and Melissa Befierce were declared safe after the extermination challenge.
3. In this episode, all contestants had to compete in the extermination.

  The contestant was exterminated after their first time in the bottom.

  The contestant was exterminated after their second time in the bottom.

  The contestant was exterminated after their third time in the bottom.

  The contestant was exterminated after the final challenge of the season.

Guest judges

Episode	Guest Judges
1	Darren Stein, film director, screenwriter and producer
2	Magnus Hastings, photographer
4	BibleGirl, drag entertainer and internet personality
5	Heklina, drag entertainer Peaches Christ, drag entertainer

Episode summary

Episode	Title	Original airdate	Episode summary
1	Wickedest Witch	October 31, 2016	Floor Show Challenge: Design a wicked witch outfit and reenact the death of the Wicked Witch of the West Floor Show Winner: Vander von Odd Extermination Challenge: Being buried alive while in a coffin as bugs, water and dirt are thrown in your face Participants: Loris, Meatball, and Pinche Queen Exterminated: Pinche Queen
2	80's Female Wrestler	November 14, 2016	Floor Show Challenge: Design an 80's inspired wrestler look and perform a wrestling show Floor Show Winner: Loris Extermination Challenge: Wrestle in a pool of mud aggressively while remaining in character Participants: Frankie Doom, Melissa Befierce, Ursula Major, and Xochi Mochi Exterminated: Ursula Major
3	Zombies in Death Valley	November 28, 2016	Floor Show Challenge: Design a zombie look in Death Valley for their rotten runway and showcase their zombie acting Floor Show Winners: Melissa Befierce and Vander von Odd Extermination Challenge: Eat as much pig brains as possible without using hands Participants: Foxie Adjuia, Loris, and Vander von Odd Exterminated: Foxie Adjuia
4	Pretty, Pink, Fishy Drag	December 12, 2016	Floor Show Challenge: Showcase a “pretty in pink” drag Floor Show Winner: Meatball Extermination Challenge: Perform a lip sync to Alaska Thunderfuck's song "Nails" while the other queens attempt to distract the performer by throwing food and other objects Participants: All remaining contestants but only Frankie Doom, Loris, Vander von Odd, and Xochi Mochi were eligible for extermination Exterminated: Loris and Xochi Mochi
5	Trannyshack Club	January 2, 2017	Floor Show Challenge: Perform at the club Trannyshack in San Francisco Extermination Challenge: Create a seamonster look, and endure a drag photoshoot in the cold San Francisco Bay Participants: All remaining contestants Exterminated: Meatball
6	Finale	January 16, 2017	Floor Show Challenge: Interpret and design three outfits with the principles of Dragula: glamour, filth, and horror Floor Show Prize: $10,000 and the title of First Drag Supermonster Winner: Vander von Odd
7	Secrets of Dragula: Lost Footage	February 20, 2017	Clip show featuring behind-the-scenes footage and casting videos
—	Reunion[13]	March 20, 2017	The entire cast reunite on an episode of Hey Qween! on YouTube with hosts Jonny McGovern and Lady Red Couture