▁les bian ▁and ▁gay ▁ven ues ▁in ▁East ▁Sydney , ▁including : ▁ ▁J ools ▁on ▁Crown ▁Street ▁ ▁P atch s ▁night club ▁on ▁Oxford ▁Street ▁ ▁Flo ' s ▁Palace ▁ ▁The ▁Exchange ▁Hotel ▁ ▁Ruby ▁Red s ▁on ▁Crown ▁Street ▁( S yd ney ' s ▁first ▁les bian ▁bar ) ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁vent ures ▁were ▁run ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁late ▁French ▁restaur ateur ▁Roger ▁Claude ▁T ey ss ed re ▁and ▁controvers ial ▁Sydney ▁business man ▁A be ▁S aff ron . ▁The ▁clubs ▁attract ed ▁g ays ▁and ▁les bi ans ▁from ▁across ▁Australia ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁O ' D onn ell ▁began ▁to ▁shift ▁her ▁focus ▁from ▁Oxford ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁inner - west ▁sub urb ▁of ▁New town . ▁She ▁bought ▁the ▁New town ▁and ▁Imperial ▁Hot els ▁in ▁nearby ▁Er sk ine ville , ▁transform ing ▁the ▁New town ▁area ▁into ▁a ▁gay ▁prec inct ▁to ▁rival ▁Oxford ▁Street . ▁The ▁Imperial ▁Hotel ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁scenes ▁of ▁the ▁movie , ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Pr isc illa , ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Des ert . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Gra eme ▁Brow ning ▁( a . k . a . ▁" M it zi ▁Mac int osh ") ▁who ▁performed ▁drag ▁shows ▁at ▁O ' D onn ell - owned ▁ven ues ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁" She ▁made ▁the ▁Sydney ▁drag ▁scene ▁what ▁it ▁is ,