[1] The film was released on June 3, 1999, and follows the life of American transgender actor, model, and club personality Stacey "Hollywood" Dean.

[3][4] Film Threat gave Creature four stars, praising Patton for not including a voiceover narration and saying that it was "the purest form of documentary: it simply presents its subject, lets the people talk and does no moralising or manipulation at all.

"[5] Variety also gave a positive review and they expected that the film would "garner strong interest from small-screen programmers and enjoy thriving vid life as an inspiration to those similarly inclined, as well as limited illumination for those mystified by the milieu.

"[6] Creature premiered at the 1999 Seattle International Film Festival[2] and was later nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary.

[7] It received a Best Documentary nomination at the 1999 Chicago International Film Festival[8] and in 2002 was broadcast on Cinemax.