Jackie Curtis made contact with the Factory in 1965, but it was not until 1968 (Flesh) that he made a film. Of all the drag performers, he was the one to accentuate the duel roles of being male and female, being Greta Garbo or James Dean. He performed with the Play-House of the Ridiculous and wrote several plays including Glamour, Glory, and Gold, Heaven Grand in Amber Orbit, and Femme Fatale.

Jackie Curtis in Femme Fatale rehearsal with Patti Smith, Mary Woronov and Penny Arcade.