Who is Jane Barnell from Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories and what is their importance?

Known in some circles as Lady Olga, Jane had made her living most of her life as the bearded lady in an array of sideshows, carnivals and circuses, including Ringling Brothers. Jane had struggled most of her life to accept herself as she is. Though she took pride in being an authentic "freak" of the sideshow world, she was also very self-conscious when people stared at her. This bothered her so much that she moved from her home to an apartment building with many other circus performers. She said that no one in her building noticed that she was different.