Jay Byrd
Austin, Texas, United States
Writer/performer
I started writing stories in the vein of Stephen King at 13 years of age. In high school, I wrote a slasher film based on a local suburban legend. I flunked out of college, got married and divorced, moved to NYC at 24 to come out as gay and be a playwright. RuPaul appeared in one of my early plays, "My Pet Homo." I was in an old-time country duo called Y'all with my boyfriend for 10 years; we were kinda famous. In 2005, I moved to Austin, TX, and became involved in theater, where I remain today.