The bishounen were male volunteers who represented the attractive characters shown in Yaoi manga, and ran many of the events.

As with other anime conventions, Yaoi-Con had panels and workshops (with a yaoi twist), a 24-hour video room, a manga library, swap meet, a Dealers' Room filled with merchandise, a cosplay Masquerade and an anime music video contest.

At bingo, and the auction, the bishounen volunteers put on shows and stripped to entertain the convention goers.

And, as yaoi publishing expanded in the U.S., the companies who attended Yaoi-Con became interested in bringing guests with them.

[3] In December 2017, DMP announced that Yaoi-Con was taking "a one-year break", expecting to return "stronger than ever in Fall 2019.