[1][2] The Times called him "One of the North of England's most popular female impersonators", whilst the BBC described his drag act as "legendary".

[9] It was at the age of 20 that Pearson originally discovered drag;[6] he claimed to have first worn a dress in a sketch at a Christmas party for mill girls.

[11] The 1960s was a boom period for drag acts in the northern clubs, and by the 1970s, performers like Danny La Rue and Larry Grayson had made camp entertainment mainstream, a niche which Lammar slotted into.

"Appearing on stage in blonde bouffant wigs and expensive sequinned gowns, he was known for his caustic wit and repartee with tough northern audiences", The Times wrote of his act.

[3] The BBC 1 series Nationwide profiled Lammar in a May 1981 edition of the programme,[10] and he was a guest on TV chat shows, such as Granada's Weekend in December 1984.

Lammar and his club were also the subject of an August 1985 episode of BBC Radio 4's Actuality documentary series titled "No Vulgarity Tonight", in which parts of his live act were broadcast.

[18] In February 1997, Lammar had a small role in the final episode of the BBC comedy drama TV series Common as Muck.

[19] Lammar also hosted a segment for the Men & Motors channel, Hot Agony Aunt, in which he gave advice to viewers' problems.

[3] Lammar worked behind the bar, serving customers in full drag, before doing two turns as the cabaret entertainment, with two support acts in between.

He owned a number of Rolls-Royce cars with the licence plate FOO 1, and enjoyed giving lifts to locals.

The ceremony took place at Corpus Christi Priory in Miles Platting, with readings given by Ferguson, actress Sue Johnston and former England captain Bryan Robson.

Among those attending the funeral were television presenter Jeremy Beadle, former Greater Manchester Police Deputy Chief Constable John Stalker, and several Coronation Street actors, past and present: Bill Tarmey, Michael Le Vell, Ryan Thomas, Helen Worth and Chris Quinten.

[3] A painted mural in Manchester's gay village features an image of Lammar, alongside several other historical figures with local links, including Emmeline Pankhurst, Quentin Crisp and Alan Turing.