Was the first drag queen to be inducted into the Tropicana's Las Vegas Hall of Fame in 1999
Was discovered at the age of 15 by producers in Atlantic City who thought he looked like Barbra Streisand
Began performing at clubs in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia before going to Las Vegas in 1977 to join Sandy Hackett's Sahara Talent Showcase
Quote: "I enjoy singing live because I'd rather be a first-rate me than a second-rate someone else․"
His popularity was due largely to the fact that he used his own voice when performing and had a great sense of comedic timing and impressions
Best known as one of the first and most prominent Las Vegas drag queens in the '70s and '80s
Was a Vegas entertainment pioneer due to his show "This is Boy-Lesque," which he performed at the Silver Slipper hotel-casino for 12 years, followed by performances at the Sahara, Stardust, Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel, and numerous others
Made appearances in the 1996 film "The Associate" and in the pilot episode of the 2000 TV series "The Strip․"
Some of his biggest celebrity fans were Diana Ross, Lola Falana, and Dionne Warwick, and he was friends with Siegfried (of Siegfried & Roy) and Sammy Davis Jr