Jayne County

Known for ActingBorn 1947-02-12 (age 79)

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Women Who Rock

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

Punk

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Jobriath A.D.

The Punk Rock Movie

Night Lunch

Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

Beautiful Darling

Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC

Wig

The Blank Generation

Jubilee

Wigstock: The Movie

City of Lost Souls

Punk Revolution NYC

Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Woman

Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

The Fuzztones vs the World

Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

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

Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia