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

Punk

Women Who Rock

Jubilee

Night Lunch

Wig

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Wigstock: The Movie

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

All Movies (21)

• The Fuzztones vs the World2025
• Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia2023
• Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC2023 · as Self
• Jayne County and the Electrick Queers: Imma Gonna Go to Hell When I Die2021
• Wig2019 · as Self
• Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution2017 · as Self
• Punk Revolution NYC2012 · as Herself
• Jobriath A.D.2012 · as Herself
• Beautiful Darling2010 · as Self
• Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB2009 · as Self
• Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk2007 · as Self
• Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Woman2005 · as Herself
• Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia2005
• Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie2001 · as Self
• Wigstock: The Movie1995 · as Self
• Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries1989 · as Herself
• City of Lost Souls1983 · as Lila
• The Punk Rock Movie1978 · as Self
• Jubilee1978 · as Lounge Lizard
• The Blank Generation1976 · as Self
• Night Lunch1975 · as Self

All TV Shows (2)

• Women Who Rock2022 · as Self
• Punk2019 · as Self