Jackie Beat is the drag persona of actor, singer, songwriter and screenwriter Kent Fuher. Beat has appeared in a number of independent feature films both in and out of drag, including Wigstock: The Movie, Flawless, and Adam & Steve (for which he also wrote and performed the song “Dance Off”). Beat is a fixture on the New York City cabaret scene and performs a sold-out Gay Pride and a sold-out Christmas run every year.

Jackie Beat is also the lead singer of the electroclash band Dirty Sanchez.