Gigi Frost

Professional Trajectory

Lillian Faderman posed under the name "Gigi Frost" in the mid- to late 1950s, and danced under the name "Mink Stole." She used the money from modeling and dancing, in part, to pay for her education, eventually earning a Ph.D. in English. She is considered a pioneer in lesbian and gay studies and now teaches literature and creative writing in California.