Jayne County
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.
Known For
21 titles
Punk
Women Who Rock
Beautiful Darling
Wig
Jubilee
Wigstock: The Movie
Night Lunch
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Jobriath A.D.
The Blank Generation
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
The Punk Rock Movie
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC
City of Lost Souls
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries
The Fuzztones vs the World
Punk Revolution NYC
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia
Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia
Jayne County and the Electrick Queers: Imma Gonna Go to Hell When I Die
