Jane Jones' Little Club
Address
8730 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Active Dates
1936 - 1939
Jane Jones’ Little Club, Circa 1937. Life magazine.
About this location
Jane Jones' Little Club was one of Los Angeles’ earliest and most notable lesbian nightclubs, operating from 1936 to 1939. Former vaudeville star Jane Jones owned and operated the club. She was a large woman with a basso profundo voice. The club attracted a well-dressed crowd of Hollywood figures alongside local lesbians who watched male impersonators perform. Its run ended abruptly on September 2, 1939, when the Los Angeles County Sheriff's vice squad raided the club and arrested staff. Two months later, the club's liquor license was revoked and it closed.
Categories
LGBTQ+
Sources
- Faderman, Lillian, and Stuart Timmons. Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians. Univ of California Press, 2009. 87.
- Hamel, Jenny. “The Pansy Craze: When Gay Nightlife in Los Angeles Really Kicked Off.” KCRW, May 11, 2018. https://www.kcrw.com/shows/curious-coast/stories/the-pansy-craze-when-gay-nightlife-in-los-angeles-really-kicked-off.
- Ponder, Joe. “1936: Jane Jones’ Little Club – Historic Sunset Strip Lesbian Bars.” West Hollywood History, n.d. Accessed April 28, 2026. https://www.westhollywoodhistory.org/playground-to-the-stars/historic-sunset-strip-lesbian-bars-jane-jones-little-club/.
- “Queer Maps — Jane Jones Little Club.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://queermaps.org/.