Jackie Curtis | Transgender Woman

Jackie Curtis was a famous writer, singer, and actress back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. She is Andy Warhol’s star and gives her credit by stating that she is not a drag queen but an artist.

Jackie was born in New York in 1947. She had a rough upbringing, and she also has a brother, an openly gay Episcopal priest. Jackie often performed as a woman and man throughout her career. Her drag appearance was a signature mixture of glamour and trashy, which pioneered the idea that Jackie may have just inspired the glam rock era of the ‘70s. She debuted as a teenager at the age of 17 in the play Miss Nefertiti Regrets. Subsequently, Curtis began to write her plays, which often starred prominent transgender people. Moreover, she also starred in the 1968 film Flesh, directed by Paul Morrissey.