Located on the historic Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri it was one of the earliest establishments in the area to feature drag queens and impersonators as entertainers.

[2] At the Jewel Box Lounge, Bourbon sometimes played the role of Mavis, an elderly cleaning woman, who offered double entendres, and criticisms of the previous performers.

[2] In 1964, at the Jewel Box Lounge, Bourbon recorded the drag comedy live album entitled, A Trick Ain't Always a Treat.

[1] Esther Newton listed the Jewel Box Lounge as being in the top four largest and best-known tourist clubs in the United States for female impersonation.

[5] A contemporaneous gay travel guide, Bob Damron's Address Book, listed the Colony Bar as being frequented by "raunchy types", often sex workers.

[2] Common locations in Kansas City, Missouri, where cross-dressing occurred included the Colony Bar, the Forest Ballroom, and the Jewel Box Lounge.