Person

Jayne County

Acting · Born 1947-02-12

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.

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  Women Who Rock

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  Beautiful Darling

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  The Punk Rock Movie

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  Wigstock: The Movie

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  Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

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• 2025The Fuzztones vs the World
• 2023Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia
• 2023Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYCSelf
• 2022Women Who RockSelf
• 2021Jayne County and the Electrick Queers: Imma Gonna Go to Hell When I Die
• 2019WigSelf
• 2019PunkSelf
• 2017Queercore: How to Punk a RevolutionSelf
• 2012Punk Revolution NYCHerself
• 2012Jobriath A.D.Herself
• 2010Beautiful DarlingSelf
• 2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBSelf
• 2007Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and PunkSelf
• 2005Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a WomanHerself
• 2005Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia
• 2001Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll MovieSelf
• 1995Wigstock: The MovieSelf
• 1989Nelson Sullivan's Video DiariesHerself
• 1983City of Lost SoulsLila
• 1978The Punk Rock MovieSelf
• 1978JubileeLounge Lizard
• 1976The Blank GenerationSelf
• 1975Night LunchSelf