“I think it’s great isn’t it? It’s wonderful!!!” says Olivia Newton John. “Gay money spends just like straight money.” I mean, have you seen the sign to the city? It reads, ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas.’ I think that pretty much sums it up.” Vaughan has yet to pull a gay man up to the stage for a private lap dance, but he knows it’s only a matter of time. “Vegas is definitely gay, and it’s only getting gayer. “It really revamped itself,” says Jaymes Vaughan, Chippendales’ first and only openly gay stripper. Back in the ’80s the Chippendales were known as much for their Velcro pants as for their refusal to let men attend their show. Buy a ticket to their show and you might be surprised to see more than a few gay men in the audience cheering and hollering. Even the Chippendales, known for their “Ultimate Girls Night Out!” slogan, are embracing their gay side.