[1] Stefano's looks were well received and his persona as a "hungry bottom" (sexually submissive but verbally demanding) contributed to his popularity.

[3][4] After the videotaped interview appeared on Rick X's show, OutWeek Magazine "outed" Geffen,[5] who went on to announce his homosexuality at an AIDS fundraiser.

A biography, Wonder Bread and Ecstasy, was written about him by Charles Isherwood that touches on his life as an erotic dancer at the Gaiety.

It was later determined by the Medical Examiner that he died of an accidental speedball overdose (in his case, a mixture of cocaine, morphine, heroin, and ketamine).

[1] A second biography of the actor, Joey Stefano: The Life, Loves & Legacy of the Prince of Passion by British celebrity biographer David Bret was published in 2015.

[10] In 2010, Director Chad Darnell began working on a film based on Stefano's life, tentatively titled X-Rated.