Princess Cheyenne

"It's a riotous, raucous story, and Wightman is particularly adept at bringing the people around her to life . . . An often exhilarating ride."--Kirkus Reviews

How did a debutante from Lake

Forest, Illinois, end up in Boston's notorious "Combat Zone" and become its

most famous stripper? What led her to convert to Islam and get engaged to Cat

Stevens? And how did she end up traveling and performing with Andy Kaufman and hosting a radio

show for the sexually bewildered opposite Dr. Ruth?

In 1977, an eighteen-year-old Lucy

Johnson stripped out of her bellbottoms and Birkenstocks and was crowned the

feature attraction at the Naked i Cabaret. Local and national media took note

of her toney background and, for the next eleven years, she strutted her way

into Beantown history as the "Socialite Stripper."

In Princess Cheyenne, Lucy

Wightman recounts her wild, Zeligesque life both in and out of the Naked i. Smart and uproarious, this is the untold story of a legendary performer whose stage name is synonymous with "The Zone," Boston's most mythical district, and a fount of nostalgia and wonder to

this day.