a minister despite never getting her official paperwork. She is buried beside her mother at Lincoln Memorial Park in Carson, California. Legacy Aside from her musical talent and success, Bentley is a significant and inspiring figure for some in the LGBT community and African Americans, and she was a prominent figure during the Harlem Renaissance. She was revolutionary in her masculinity: "Differing from the traditional male impersonator, or drag king, in the popular theater, Gladys Bentley did not try to 'pass' as a man, nor did she playfully try to deceive her audience into believing she was biologically male. Instead, she exerted a 'black female masculinity' that troubled the distinctions between black and white and masculine and feminine". Fictional characters based on Bentley appeared in Carl Van Vechten's novel Parties, Clement Woods' novel Deep River, and Blair Niles' novel Strange Brother. In 2016, musician Shirlette Ammons released an album entitled Twilight for Gladys Bentley, that paid tribute to Bentley's legacy and "reimagined" Bentley in relationship to hip hop culture. In 2019, The New York Times newspaper began a series called "Overlooked No More," in which the editorial staff aims to correct a perceived bias in reporting by republishing obituaries for historical minorities and women. Bentley was one of the featured obituaries in Overlooked No More. Venues Bentley appeared at: The Mad House, 133rd Street, Harlem, New York City, New York Harry Hansberry's Clam House ("Gladys' Clam House"), 133rd Street, Harlem, Harlem, New York City, New York Ubangi Club, Harlem, New York City, New York Connie's Inn ("Jungle Alley"), 2221 Seventh Street, Harlem, New York City, New York Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, New York The Cotton Club, Harlem, New York City, New York Joaquin's El Rancho, Los Angeles, California Mona's 440 Club, North Beach, San Francisco, California Discography Okeh Records Recorded August 8 and 31, 1928 "Worried Blues" / "Ground Hog Blues" (August 1928) #8610 "How Long, How Long Blues" / "Moanful Wailin' Blues" (August 1928) #8612 Recorded November 15, 1928, and March 26, 1929 "Wild Geese Blues" / "How Much Can I Stand" (November 1928, with piano, not released) "Wild Geese Blues" / "How Much Can I Stand" (November 1928, with guitar) #8643 "Red Beans and Rice" / "Big Gorilla Man" (March 1929) #8707 Victor "Washboards Get Together" / "Kazoo Moan", #38127, scatting vocal on A-side only (title often listed as "Washboard Get Together"), with the Washboard Serenaders,