Characters
- Narrator, (aka Shannon McFarland aka Daisy St. Patience aka Bubba-Joan) — Former fashion model, now disfigured by gunshot. She goes by many different names in the book.
- Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, Shane McFarland — A voluptuous trans woman the narrator meets during her stay in the hospital. Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme encourages the narrator to hide her disfigurement and attempt to live a new lifestyle. Later on in the novel it is revealed that Brandy is Shannon's brother, Shane, who she had previously believed to be dead from AIDs.
- Evelyn "Evie" Cottrell - Transgender fashion model. The narrator's former best friend.
- Manus Kelley - The narrator's ex-fiancé. An ex-police officer. He goes by many different names in the book.
- The Rhea Sisters - Three drag queens who take the Queen Supreme under their wings.
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