"It's not showing any signs of slowing down."
The Stallions wanted to get rid of any lingering preconceptions of male revues, Stone said.
Arrogant, forceful, or disrespectful performers had no place in the team.
"We go out and introduce ourselves, so our audience knows who we are. They're comfortable with us, and from there you get to build a little bit of a rapport," Stone said.
"When we started out we laid out a bit of a creed to hold each other accountable.
"It's easy to get carried away when everyone's screaming at you to take your clothes off, and for some guys, their ego comes into play and they start thinking they're better than everybody else.
"With our team, it's really grounded and organic. We're all mates outside of this."
The notion that every male stripper had to be "built like Channing Tatum" was unfounded, Stone said.
There were no prerequisites to starting a career in the industry, Stone said.
"As long as you have the drive to want to learn, you're good to go."
The group was only formed last year and Covid 19 lockdowns aside, they have been busy ever since.
"Michelle [Henderson, manager] doesn't half-arse anything though, and she sent the word out to all the guys she had on her books to see who would be keen. Within a week we had a meeting up at the bar, then we had a rehearsal, then another rehearsal.
"It's been a hell of a ride so far."
Stone said movies like Magic Mike and its sequel had made it "a little less taboo to be a male entertainer".
"If anything, people are more intrigued by it these days than unimpressed.
"It's a pretty awesome job."
• The Stallions Male Revue will be at the Grand Hotel today. The show begins at 8pm.
