Tributes honored Thais-Williams as a “matriarch” and a “trailblazing figure” to the L.A.'s Black LGBTQ+ community.

I always had the fears of coming out, or my family finding out,' Thais-Williams told The Times. 'I found myself there.' ...

Jewel Thais-Williams, a trailblazing figure in the Southern California LGBTQ+ community, has died at the age of 86. Angelina ...

Jewel Thais-Williams, the founder of Los Angeles’s groundbreaking LGBTQ+ nightclub Jewel’s Catch One, died on June 7, 2025, ...

Fan are asking Jewel, "who will save your soul" after she attended billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding.