Works Inspired By Tipton
- The 1991 song "Tipton" by folksinger Phranc is a tribute to Billy Tipton.
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man is a 1995 short film based on the life and career of Billy Tipton.
- Stevie Wants to Play the Blues was a play based on Tipton's life written by Eduardo Machado and performed in Los Angeles.
- The Slow Drag was a play based on Tipton's life by Carson Kreitzer performed in New York City and London.
- An opera based on Tipton's life, Billy, was staged in Olympia, Washington.
- Trumpet is a novel by Jackie Kay inspired by Tipton's life.
- The Opposite Sex is Neither, a theatrical revue by noted trans woman Kate Bornstein, features Billy Tipton.
- "Billy's Thing" is an unreleased track by Jill Sobule.
- "The Legend of Billy Tipton," by the punk band The Video Dead, is about the story of Billy Tipton.
- The band The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet took its name from Billy Tipton on learning his story.
- "Kill Me, Por Favor" is a short story including a section about Billy Tipton in Ry Cooder's book Los Angeles Stories (City Lights Books, 2011).
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