In the early 1990s, RuPaul worked the Georgia club scene and was known by his full birth name. Initially participating in gender bender-style performances, RuPaul performed solo and in collaboration with other bands at several New York City nightclubs, most notably the Pyramid Club. He played opposite New York City drag performer Mona Foote (Nashom Benjamin) in the one-act science-fiction parody "My Pet Homo" written and directed by Jon Michael Johnson for Cooper Square Productions. He appeared for many years at the annual Wigstock drag festival and appeared in the documentary "". In the 1990s, RuPaul was known in the UK for his appearances on the Channel 4 series "Manhattan Cable", a weekly series produced by World of Wonder and presented by American Laurie Pike about New York's wild and wacky public-access television system.