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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Jubilee (1978) — Lounge Lizard
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Beautiful Darling (2010) — Self
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Wig (2019) — Self
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Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (2017) — Self
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Punk (2019) — Self
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The Blank Generation (1976) — Self
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Wigstock: The Movie (1995) — Self
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Jobriath A.D. (2012) — Herself
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The Punk Rock Movie (1978) — Self
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Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie (2001) — Self
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Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC (2023) — Self
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City of Lost Souls (1983) — Lila
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Night Lunch (1975) — Self
- Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Woman (2005) — Herself
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Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries (1989) — Herself
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Punk Revolution NYC (2012) — Herself
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Women Who Rock (2022) — Self
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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) — Self
- Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk (2007) — Self
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Queer Realities and Cultural Amnesia (2005)
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Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia (2023)
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Jayne County and the Electrick Queers: Imma Gonna Go to Hell When I Die (2021)
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The Fuzztones vs the World (2025)