[4][12][13] At a Jersey City Pride event the following month, Brunner and Cameron entered into talks about converting the space into an LGBT-focused establishment.

Cameron's intentions, he stated in interviews with Instinct and NJ.com, were to create a safe space and job opportunities for the LGBT community.

[14] Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, when New Jersey's mandate on indoor mask use and other pandemic restrictions were set to expire, the bar promoted a number of high-profile events, including performances by Shuga Cain and Nicky Doll.

[3][15] On the evening of May 26, Cameron went live on the club's Instagram profile to announce that he and Brunner had had a dispute that resulted in Headroom's immediate and permanent closure.

[1] Cameron stated that their contract required either party to give the other 21 days' notice before severing their business relationship, and he indicated that he was looking into the matter with his lawyer.

[1][10] Brunner made his first statement to the press the following week, when he told NJ Advance Media that Headroom's closure resulted from "irreconcilable differences [between him and Cameron] as to how to grow the business post-COVID".

[3][16] A number of downtown Jersey City businesses extended support to Cameron and Headroom, some offering work to the venue's abruptly jobless employees.

[1] Headroom's entertainment coordinator, who performed in drag there as Anida Tension, started a GoFundMe page to raise money for staff.

[1] Michael Cook of Instinct characterized Headroom as "a safe, entertaining and thriving space to discover some amazing talent and the continuously emerging Jersey City LGBTQ community".