- His cross-dressing roles working with Andy Warhol were the subject of seminars and screenings at New York's Columbia University, the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of the Moving Image.
- In 2012, the Berlin International Film Festival honored Montez with a lifetime achievement award in "queer film," calling him "the great drag superstar.".
- His screen name was bestowed upon him by avant garde director Jack Smith who adored 1940s actress Maria Montez.
- Early in 1967, Mario Montez was the Winner of the Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant, held at New York's Town Hall, as documented in The Queen (1968).
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