[1] She has been credited with being a defining early influence on the gay and lesbian club scene in Sydney's Oxford Street and Newtown.
[2] Born circa 1928 in the Sydney suburb of Paddington, she won a bursary to St Vincent's College, Potts Point, run by the Sisters of Charity.
[1] In 2001, O'Donnell recounted: "The most fascinating thing in the world for me was eventually to see the New South Wales Police Force have a gay public relations officer.
Another drag performer, David Williams (aka "Beatrice") said that "she invented the idea of Oxford Street", helping to make Sydney one of the gay capitals of the world.
O'Donnell's funeral service was held at St Canice's Catholic Church in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney.