Jayne County

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-02-12 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

-

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

  • Jubilee

    Jubilee

  • The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

  • Wigstock: The Movie

    Wigstock: The Movie

  • Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC

    Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC

  • Beautiful Darling

    Beautiful Darling

  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

  • Wig

    Wig

  • Punk

    Punk

  • The Fuzztones vs the World

    The Fuzztones vs the World

  • Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

    Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

  • Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

    Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

  • City of Lost Souls

    City of Lost Souls

  • Women Who Rock

    Women Who Rock

  • Night Lunch

    Night Lunch

  • The Punk Rock Movie

    The Punk Rock Movie

  • Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

    Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

  • Jobriath A.D.

    Jobriath A.D.

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

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

  • Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

    Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

  • Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Woman

    Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Woman

  • Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

    Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia

  • Punk Revolution NYC

    Punk Revolution NYC

  • 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