Jayne County

Jayne County

1947-02-12

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.

Also appears in

Jubilee

Jubilee

5.9

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

8.0

The Punk Rock Movie

The Punk Rock Movie

6.3

Night Lunch

Night Lunch

5.0

Wig

Wig

5.8

Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

5.8

The Blank Generation

The Blank Generation

5.8

Wigstock: The Movie

Wigstock: The Movie

5.9

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

6.8

Jobriath A.D.

Jobriath A.D.

7.1

City of Lost Souls

City of Lost Souls

4.7

Punk Revolution NYC

Punk Revolution NYC

5.0

Nelson Sullivan’s Video Diaries

Nelson Sullivan’s Video Diaries

1.0

Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC

Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC

5.5

Jayne County and the Electrick Queers: Imma Gonna Go to Hell When I Die

Jayne County and the Electrick Queers: Imma Gonna Go to Hell When I Die

Not yet rated

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

Not yet rated

Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

Not yet rated

Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Woman

Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Woman

4.0