The macho men had fun staying at the Y.M.C.A., but where are the O.G.

members now, and who’ll be playing for the president-elect on Jan. 20?

and “Macho Man.”

The Village People, group portrait, New York, 1978. Left to right, David Hodo (‘Construction Worker’), Felipe Rose (‘Native American’), Victor Willis (‘Naval Officer’), Alex Briley (‘Sailor’), Glenn Hughes (‘Leatherman’), and Randy Jones (‘Cowboy’)

Village People in 1978.Credit:Michael Putland/Getty

Willis returned to the band in 2017 after departing in 1982.

The rest of the O.G.

Willis played the cop/admiral in the band’s first iteration and reprises the role in the current group.

Victor Willis, Randy Jones, Glenn Hughes, David Hodo, Alex Briley, and Felipe Rose of The Village People in 1978; Nicholas Manelick, James Kwong, Javier Perez, Victor Willis, Jeffrey James Lippold, and James Lee of The Village People in 2023

Village People in 1978 and 2023.Jean-Louis URLI/Gamma-Rapho via Getty; Albert L. Ortega/Getty

was “not written to be a gay song because of the simple fact I’m not gay.”

Willis was married toThe Cosby ShowstarPhylicia Rashadfrom 1978 to 1982.

Javier Perez currently portrays the Native American.

Victor Willis of the Village People June 21, 1979; Victor Willis of The Village People September 2, 2018

Victor Willis in 1979 and 2018.Paul Natkin/Getty; Andrew Chin/Getty

Alex Briley portrayed the GI for the same period of time as Rose, from 1977 to 2017.

Briley recalled the way iconic “Y.M.C.A.”

But the actual hand movements for the song came fromThe Dick Clark Show."

Felipe Rose, of the group the Village People June 21, 1979; Javier Perez of the Village People November 26, 2023

Felipe Rose in 1979 and Javier Perez in 2023.Paul Natkin/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

James Lee stepped in as the G.I.

in 2018 and has held the torch since.

Hughes died on March 4, 2001, from lung cancer.

Alex Briley of the Village People June 21, 1979; James Lee of the Village People September 05, 2021

Alex Briley in 1979 and James Lee in 2021.Paul Natkin/Getty; Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage

Jeffrey James “J.J.” Lippold has portrayed the leatherman since 2017.

A working actor, Lippold has appeared in episodes ofFace OffandBasketsand had a three-year arc onGeneral Hospitalas Sgt.

Before joining the band, Hodo appeared in several Broadway productions, likeDoctor JazzandPal Joey.

Glenn Hughes of The Village People October 18, 1978; Jeffrey James “J.J.” Lippold of The Village People May 25, 2018

Glenn Hughes in 1978 and J.J. Lippold in 2018.Jean-Louis URLI/Gamma-Rapho via Getty; Tom Briglia/WireImage

“We all had to test each other’s temperaments.

The singer appeared as the cowboy in the band from 1977-1980, and again from 1987-1990.

Manelick is also an actor who voiced a character in anime seriesThe Familiar of Zeroin 2006.

David Hodo of the Village People; James Kwong of The Village People Saturday May 25, 2018

David Hodo in an undated photo and James Kwong in 2018.Merry Alpern/Corbis/VCG via Getty; Tom Briglia/ WireImage

Randy Jones of The Village People; Nicholas Manelick of The Village People November 26, 2023

Randy Jones in an undated photo and Nicholas Manelick in 2023.jean-Louis Atlan/Sygma via Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty