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