Jack Anderson was a gay man and friend of Skippy LaRue. He died of AIDS.

Nick Arthur (also referred to as Mick or Micky Arthur) was a prominent figure in the early Seattle lesbian scene. She frequently dressed in male drag and performed as a singer and emcee at the Garden of Allah. Arthur died in Seattle in May 1980.

Shuug Au Sing was the stage name for Chinese-American female impersonator Henry Chinn. Au Sing often played female roles as a member of the Luck Nigi Chinese Musical Club. In 1951 he rode as a Seafair Princess on former King County Council member Ruby Chow's float promoting her restaurant.

Kenny Bee (also referred to as Kenneth Bachelor) performed as an emcee and singer at the Garden of Allah, Finocchio's in San Francisco, and other nightclubs dressed both as a male and in camp drag. Bee frequently worked and toured with female impersonator Francis Blair. He worked briefly as a film actor, including roles in some Ma and Pa Kettle movies.

Born in 1913 as Charles Schultz, Seattle native Francis Blair had a lengthy career as a female impersonator. Blair headlined at a number of nightclubs including the Garden of Allah and Finocchio's. Blair was noted for playing a variety of roles and syndicated columnist Walter Winchell dubbed him the "boy with the million-dollar legs." During the Korean War, Blair performed in drag in several USO shows. Blair danced, sang, stripped and played organ. While on vacation in San Francisco, Blair and his lover of twenty years were attacked. Blair's lover and their dog were killed. Blair escaped but was killed in a car accident in Oregon while on his way home to Seattle.

Ray Bourbon was a nationally famous comedian and female impersonator with a long and varied career. Bourbon worked in vaudeville, silent films, burlesque, and theater. He is best known for recording a large number of comedy albums includingYes! This is Ray BourbonandA Trick Ain't Always a Treat.

Jazz singer Wanda Brown was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1919. She had been singing in jazz clubs for several years before her arrival in Seattle in 1943. Brown emceed and sang at the Garden of Allah. She was married to jazz drummer Vernon Brown. Wanda Brown continued singing at clubs such as Patty Summers in Seattle until her death in 1995.

Bernie Carey was born April 21, 1922. He began working as a singer at the Garden of Allah in 1946. After the Garden closed, Carey moved to Hollywood and opened a salon where he worked as a hairdresser. He died in early 1993.

Paris Delair began performing as a female impersonator while still a teenager in Vancouver, British Columbia. He toured with the Jewel Box Review and was a frequent performer at the Garden of Allah.

Billy DeVoe frequently emceed and performed at the Garden of Allah. He has been described as the "blonde Lana Turner" and was known for Southern accent and sexually suggestive, campy routines.

Kim Drake started as a singer at the Garden, but later became an emcee.

Countess Estelle got her start doing drag in high school. She sang for a western band and performed regularly in USO shows in 1946 and 1947. The director of the show suggested that she go on stage in drag and book herself as a novelty act. Later in high school she began performing at amateur night at the Garden of Allah, though because she was still underage, her mother had to accompany her as a chaperone. Estelle continued to perform as a female impersonator as a hobby, including performances in various Northwest cabarets and USO shows. Estelle worked as a cook in Seattle until his death in 1995.

Pat Freeman began attending shows at the Garden of Allah as a teenager and she soon became a regular patron. Freeman transitioned from female to male sometime after the publication ofAn Evening at the Garden of Allah.Freeman is actively involved in the Northwest LGBT History project and is co-editor of the bookThe Lives of Lesbian Elders: Looking Back, Looking Forward.

Jim Gerlach began visiting the Garden of Allah as a student at the University of Washington and later performed there in amateur shows. Gerlach died in 1991.

Gita Gilmore was an original member of the Jewel Box Review. Gilmore was known for his comedic routines and variety of characters. He performed throughout the country, including stints at the Garden of Allah and the Music Hall Club in Portland, Oregon.

William Hoey was a straight actor who played Dame (comical older women) roles in vaudeville shows in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Roby Jacome was born in 1920. He worked as a maitre d' at the Garden of Allah. He "has always been a highly visible, uptown Seattle gay man."

Jasmine was a female exotic dancer. She married Robin Raye, a female impersonator and regular performer at the Garden of Allah, in 1958. The two toured the United States and Canada performing mainly in straight clubs. The two had a daughter in 1961 and stopped touring shortly afterward to run a wig and costume shop. Jasmine died in 1988.

T.C. Jones died on September 25, 1971 at age 60

Skippy LaRue performed as a female impersonator at the Garden of Allah beginning in 1947. Later he toured with Hotcha Hinton and Jackie Starr.

Born Ruben Elkins, Leonard performed as a female impersonator for decades in venues around the country, including the Garden of Allah. In the 1960s, Leonard underwent a sex change operation and continued performing as Liz Lyons. Lyons recorded the albumsLiz Lyons Up Your Ass(1975) andLiz Lyons Live! From Around the World to You(1979).

Female impersonator and costume designer Tony Midnite was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 1996. Midnite opened a costume studio in Chicago in 1953 and designed costumes for the Jewel Box Review, the 82 Club in New York City, and numerous other performers. Midnite defied the Chicago Police Department by booking female impersonator shows in the 1950s.

Bill Plant began performing as a female impersonator at the Garden of Allah as a teenager under the name Peewee Nattajon. He was married to and had a son with a gay woman in the mid 1940s. Plant later married and had another son with a woman who was also aware of his homosexuality. Plant continued to perform as Peewee Nattajon with his straight son, also in drag, as late as 1995. Plant worked as a minister and in 1971 was a founder of the Awareness of Life Church in Renton, Washington.

Bill Parkin was the owner of the Pike Street Tavern in the 1960's.

African-American performer Michael Phelan worked primarily as a dancer, but was also known for comedy routines such as his "Miss Thing" character.

Lucian Phelps was also known as the "Male Sophie Tucker," and would often perform in gowns originally owned by Sophie Tucker. He performed vaudeville and was a regular performer at Finocchio's in San Francisco, California.

A visit to the Garden of Allah at the age of twenty-two inspired Robin Raye to become a female impersonator. He worked for as an exotic dancer and a stripper for twenty years, frequently performing at the Garden of Allah. Robin and Liz Lyons (Lee Leonard) performed together for a while. Then Raye married and had a daughter with female exotic dancer Jasmine. Jasmine and Raye toured the United States, Canada and Japan performing primarily at straight clubs. After the birth of their daughter, Jasmine and Raye opened a costume and wig salon. Jasmine died in 1988.

Francis Russel was an original member of the Jewel Box Revue.

Called "the most beautiful man in America" by gossip columnist Walter Winchel, and "the male Gypsy Rose Lee", Jackie Starr was one of the most successful female impersonators of the Garden of Allah. Born in 1915, she began performing in drag in Chicago by 1929. During the 1930s, she performed in New York. She was a classically trained singer, a ballet dancer, an actor and an excellent striptease artist. She joined the Jewel Box Revue in the late 1930s and moved to the west coast by 1940. She headlined at the Garden of Allah for the next 10 years.

Around 1950, Jackie married a man named Bill Scott. The two remained together until Bill's death sometime in the late 1960s. Jack died in the late 1980s.