Backstage Beauty

Backstage Beauty was a short story written by Erica Lakehurst and published through DeviantArt in 2013. Cover artwork was supplied by Garry Marsden, inspired by the British wartime news strip Jane (Daily Mirror, 1932-1959).

Synopsis
Aspiring actor James Woolcraft attempts to enlist in the British Army at the beginning of World War Two, but is classified unfit for duty. Undaunted by the rejection, James joins a volunteer variety show entertaining allied troops in London. Due to his extremely feminine appearance, he is often cast in "saucy" female roles which involve stripping down to his bra, stockings and knickers on stage.

His unusual abilities bring him to the attention of British Intelligence, which offers him a position as an undercover agent. Eager to serve his country, James agrees without hesitation. His assignment is to travel the country with a military revue company, ferreting out Nazi spies and saboteurs.

Adopting a female identity, "Jamie" is handed missions considered too hazardous for "regular" women to perform. While he turns out to be an extremely efficient operative, James frequently looses his clothing during the course of his investigations, winding up in nothing but his panties and stockings by the end of the story.