"I was being offered an opportunity to make a living by performing on stage and given a justification for wearing women's clothes. It was more than I had ever even dared dream of." He changed his name from Chang Chien-chih to Chung Ling and started to perform in the drag show. Her signature song was "Tuberose."
「能夠上台表演賺錢，又能名正言順地穿著女裝，我簡直是求之不得，」張建志於是改名鐘玲，開始反串表演，拿手歌是「夜來香」。