Bobbi Davis spent Wednesday poring over the hundreds of applications she's receiving via the Internet, looking for one or two men with what she calls the "it" factor. She hopes to have one in residence by February.
"The minute a guy says so-and-so, and I have an 8-inch penis, we tune them out," Davis said. "When they say that, they're thinking just sex, but we're talking about entertaining women. They've got to be able to laugh at a lady's joke."
Davis said they're seeking heterosexual men to service straight women but that gay men will be permitted to ask for a lineup, at which the prostitutes stand before prospective clients for consideration. Sex workers, however, have final say as to whether they will engage with any potential john, so gays seeking legal male prostitutes can still be refused. If the male prostitutes are largely attracting interest from gay johns, Davis said, the Shady Lady will probably stop having male sex workers.
"That's just not our business model," he said. "Nothing against that, but we're not interested in running that business."