Homeless Performer Faces Uphill Battle From Shelter to Spotlight

Wearing just a hint of eye makeup and a modest necklace on top of a simple white T-shirt, Freddie Cosmo took to the stage last Wednesday at famed gay bar Stonewall Inn for several songs during a show for charity.

His friend and the club’s flamboyant entertainer, Susan “Lavinia Draper” Campanaro, who ran the show, introduced him to the audience.