Jackie Beat

Jackie Beat is the drag persona of Kent Fuher, an actor, singer, songwriter and screenwriter, born in West Covina in 1963. Beat introduced the character at Los Angeles's Café Largo in the late 1980s and became a fixture of the New York City cabaret scene, playing sold-out Gay Pride and Christmas runs each year and appearing at clubs in cities such as London, Manchester and Melbourne. On screen, Beat has appeared in independent features including Wigstock: The Movie, Flawless and Adam & Steve (2005), writing and performing the song Dance Off for the last. Television work includes Sex and the City and a writing job on the WB sketch comedy series Hype. Beat also sings with the Electroclash band Dirty Sanchez, has released seven solo albums of R-rated parodies, hosted Seattle Pride's parade in 2015, and performs as Bea Arthur and Dorothy Zbornak in the parody show The Golden Gurlz.