A second, now-defunct, Lusty Lady was located in downtown Seattle.
The Lusty Lady was made famous by the labor activism of its San Francisco workers and because of several books about working there.
Originally, both Lusty Ladys showed 16mm peep show films only; in 1983 live nude dancers were added and became the main focus of the businesses.
Lusty Lady occasionally features "art days", exhibiting erotic photographs and paintings in the hallways.
On Sunday April 11, 2010, the Lusty Lady in Seattle announced that it would close its doors for business in June.
In 2000, some of the photos were exhibited in the Seattle Art Museum, across the street from the Lusty Lady.
The women who work at the Lusty Lady are diverse and, as their bosses (many of whom are women) soon discover, politically savvy.
She worked from 1992 to 2004 as dancer at the Lusty Lady, a peep show in Seattle.
The Lusty Lady, a peep-show establishment, is notable as the world's only worker cooperative strip club.
The strip club, Ruby Tip, was inspired by a club in Seattle named the Lusty Lady, which is located on that city's main street.