Princess Cheyenne

My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper

By: Wightman Lucy

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Paperback | 17 June 2025 | Edition Number 1

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296 Pages

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"Lucy Wightman's journey from the blue-blooded culture of Lake Forest, Illinois, to Boston's Combat Zone is an unflinching dive into a bygone era. It's a complex character study and rare introspective look into the psyche of an intellectually gifted adult entertainer. At times Princess Cheyenne reads like a Pynchon novel, while at others it’s an inspiring paean to the pursuit of adult freedom, sexuality, and self-discovery."-Dave Wedge, New York Times bestselling author of Riding with Evil, Boston Strong, and Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler's Battle for Glory

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.

Industry Reviews

"I loved this debutante-to-stripper memoir. I couldn't put it down. Everyone's heard of the legendary Princess Cheyenne, but it turns out the story of Lucy Wightman is way more compelling."-Jim Braude, WGBH Boston

"No one who saw Princess Cheyenne physically bare all at the Naked i in Boston's Combat Zone during the '70s and ’80s will be surprised that she brings the same wit, grace, and fearlessness to telling her singular story. Her anecdotes about some of the people who threw themselves at her feet-among them the singer Cat Stevens and comedian Andy Kaufman—will keep readers fascinated and titillated until the final curtain."—The Hull Times

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