Overview
Jayne County
Known For
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia
Former Warhol Superstar and creator of the seminal sexual politics...
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC
Documentary about the legendary nightclub Max's Kansas City and the...
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that...
Beautiful Darling
James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and...
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless...
Biography
Jayne County (born Wayne Rogers in 1947) is an American performer, musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades. Formerly known as Wayne County, she went on to be rock's first transsexual singer. Though she has never been a commercial success, she has been an influence on musicians such as David Bowie, The Ramones, Patti Smith, and Lou Reed. Pianist Jools Holland's first studio outing was with County on her single "Fuck Off". She is known for her outrageous stage antics and her songs "Are You Man Enough To Be A Woman", "Fuck Off", "Stuck On You," and "Night Time". County was previously an actress at Andy Warhol's The Factory.