McGowan's Courtney Shayne has become something of a pop culture icon on social media, with TribecaFilm.com declaring of McGowan's performance that "...every single line-reading was a thing of Bette Davis-aspiring beauty, and with any justice, it's a performance that will only grow in esteem over time." The film and characters also enjoy a following in the LGBT community. In 2016 it was screened at RuPaul's DragCon, an LGBT-centered fan convention, which was followed by a Q&A with Darren Stein and Rebecca Gayheart.