Despite her criminal conviction, Jones became a "cause célèbre" for the punk generation, who viewed her as a victim of a hypocritical legal system.
: Following her release in 1977, Joe Strummer, who was reportedly smitten with her, wrote the song "Janie Jones" in her honor. janie jones
: In 1983, she collaborated with members of The Clash and The Blockheads to record the single "House of the Ju-Ju Queen," released under the name Janie Jones & The Lash. Despite her criminal conviction, Jones became a "cause
In the early 1970s, Jones was at the center of the "payola" scandal, where she was accused—but eventually found not guilty—of offering sexual favors to BBC disc jockeys to gain airplay for her records. However, in 1973, she was sentenced to seven years in prison for controlling a prostitution ring and attempting to pervert the course of justice. In the early 1970s, Jones was at the
: During sentencing, Judge Alan King-Hamilton famously described her as one of the most evil women he had ever encountered.