Jayne County
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
Lounge Lizard
Jubilee
Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia
Self
The Punk Rock Movie
Herself
Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Woman
Self
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia
Jayne County and the Electrick Queers: Imma Gonna Go to Hell When I Die
Self
Wig
Lila
Stadt der verlorenen Seelen
Self
The Blank Generation
Self
Wigstock: The Movie
Herself
Jobriath A.D.
Self
Night Lunch
Herself
Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries
Self
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Herself
Punk Revolution NYC
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
Beautiful Darling
The Fuzztones vs the World
Self
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
Self
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-02-12
Place of Birth
Also Known As