I went into credit card debt to buy the Stonewall Inn with my co-owners. We want to honor its past by impacting the future.

Stacy Lentz is a co-owner of The Stonewall Inn. Photo Credit: Marissa Fortugno Stacy Lentz has co-owned the Stonewall Inn with three others since 2006. She went into credit card debt to buy the Inn, and has never made much money. Owning it has been the responsibility of a lifetime, and given her purpose, she says. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stacy Lentz, co-owner of the Stonewall Inn and CEO of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. It has been edited for length ...