Lentz said that she's been coming to Cubbyhole for 20 years, and was good friends with Saunders. Lentz is a queer activist and is the CEO of the Stonewall Initiative.
"I love sitting here and talking to the average gay, lesbian, queer woman about the issues that affect that cause," Lentz said. "I think a lot of our leaders don't have those conversations. They don't sit there and talk to somebody who's making under $30,000 a year."
While Lentz certainly spends plenty of time down the street at Stonewall, she said that Cubbyhole has its own distinct — and valuable — feeling.
"To me, where Stonewall's an iconic amazing bar that I own and am happy to represent, this was a very 'Cheers'-like neighborhood local, lesbian hang-out. Super friendly," Lentz said. "This space lends itself to conversations because it's so small that you're going to interact, and you're going to talk, and you're going to meet people of all age ranges, women, people of color, trans women."
In her years of coming to Cubbyhole, Lentz has had her own brushes with fame. She said one of the most interesting people she's met was Bill Murray.
"I had a drink here with Bill Murray one night," Lentz said. "And I approached him, obviously just having a conversation, and I said, 'I don't want to be a jerk, but I got to ask one question. What was it like to kiss Scarlett Johansson in 'Lost In Translation'?' And that, as a lesbian woman, was my question and you're like, 'Oh my God, that's amazing.' And we instantly bonded and had drinks."