About

Connie Fleming, also known as Connie Girl, is a Jamaican-born American supermodel and former drag performer. She became prominent in New York City in the 80s and 90s, first as a drag performer part of the "Boy Bar Beauties", and then as a fashion model and muse for the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Thierry Mugler. She is a transgender woman, and transphobia within the fashion industry halted her modeling career. She has subsequently been named an "it girl" and a pioneer of transgender models.