<P> The fifth season of American Horror Story focuses on the Downtown Los Angeles Hotel Cortez which has been recently purchased by a New York fashion designer , Will Drake ( Cheyenne Jackson ) . The 90 year old hotel is haunted by demons and mysterious ghosts including the founder , James Patrick March ( Evan Peters ) ; heroin junkie Sally ( Sarah Paulson ) ; and the strap - on - wielding Addiction Demon . Staff and residents of the hotel include the 111 - year - old `` vampire '' , Elizabeth / The Countess ( Lady Gaga ) , and her longtime paramour , the former drug - addict Donovan ( Matt Bomer ) , as well as Donovan 's mother , the manager and front desk clerk Iris ( Kathy Bates ) ; the eccentric transgender bartender Liz Taylor ( Denis O'Hare ) ; and the Countess ' vengeance - obsessed lover , Ramona Royale ( Angela Bassett ) . </P>
<P> The fifth season of American Horror Story focuses on the Downtown Los Angeles Hotel Cortez which has been recently purchased by a New York fashion designer , Will Drake ( Cheyenne Jackson ) . The 90 year old hotel is haunted by demons and mysterious ghosts including the founder , James Patrick March ( Evan Peters ) ; heroin junkie Sally ( Sarah Paulson ) ; and the strap - on - wielding Addiction Demon . Staff and residents of the hotel include the 111 - year - old `` vampire '' , Elizabeth / The Countess ( Lady Gaga ) , and her longtime paramour , the former drug - addict Donovan ( Matt Bomer ) , as well as Donovan 's mother , the manager and front desk clerk Iris ( Kathy Bates ) ; the eccentric transgender bartender Liz Taylor ( Denis O'Hare ) ; and the Countess ' vengeance - obsessed lover , Ramona Royale ( Angela Bassett ) . </P>
who does lady gaga play in ahs hotel
who does lady gaga play in ahs hotel
Elizabeth / The Countess
Elizabeth / The Countess