In the 60s, there were places like the 82 club, Which was a mafia run establishment in the basement at 82 East 4th Street down in the Bowery, had a lavish floor show of female impersonation, 25, 30 female impersonators and was performing nightly, three times a night for, a primarily heterosexual audience. Because you couldn't serve alcohol to known homosexuals in New York City at this point in time.