This 2.25" button is from the Levin Collection with his removable hand inked note on reverse "Marsha Johnson 11/92." Johnson was a popular figure in New York City's gay and art scene from the 1960s to the 1990s. As one of the city's oldest and best-known drag queens, Johnson participated in clashes with police during the Stonewall Riots. She was a co-founder, with Silvia Rivera, of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.) in the early 1970s. In a court appearance a judge asked Marsha "What Does The 'P' Stand For?" Johnson gave her typical response "Pay It No Mind." This phrase became her trademark. In 1974 she was photographed by artist Andy Warhol as part of a "Ladies And Gentlemen" series of Polaroids featuring drag queens. In July 1992, her body was found in the Hudson River off the West Village Piers shortly after the 1992 Pride March. Although police ruled the death a suicide, her friends said she was not suicidal but attempts to get the police to investigate were unsuccessful. Surface has a couple of near pinpoint rubs showing only in reflected light. Exc. and displays Mint. Only example we've seen. Comes with Hake's COA.