Jayne County
February 12, 1947 (77 years old) in
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.
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- 2023 ·Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemiaas
- 2023 ·Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYCas Self
- 2021 ·Jayne County and the Electrick Queers: Imma Gonna Go to Hell When I Dieas
- 2019 ·Wigas Self
- 2019 ·Punkas Self
- 2017 ·Queercore: How to Punk a Revolutionas Self
- 2012 ·Punk Revolution NYCas Herself
- 2012 ·Jobriath A.D.as Herself
- 2010 ·Beautiful Darlingas Self
- 2009 ·Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBas Self
- 2005 ·Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Womanas Herself
- 2005 ·Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesiaas
- 1995 ·Wigstock: The Movieas Self
- 1989 ·Nelson Sullivan's Video Diariesas Herself
- 1983 ·City of Lost Soulsas
- 1978 ·The Punk Rock Movieas Self
- 1978 ·Jubileeas Lounge Lizard
- 1976 ·The Blank Generationas Self
- 1975 ·Night Lunchas Self