Jared Leto is a man who seems to polarize audiences. He got a lot of criticism for his own interpretation of the Joker character in 'Suicide Squad' (with his performance being compared unfavorably with Heath Ledger's interpretation of the same role), and his band Thirty Seconds to Mars have been bottled off stage at music festivals, despite a string of hit songs. He did manage to unite the audience of the 2013 movie 'Dallas Buyer's Club' though.
Leto completely transformed himself to play the part of Rayon in the movie and was utterly compelling and convincing as a transvestite dealing with AIDS. Leto, like lead actor Matthew McConaughey, dropped a considerable amount of weight for the part in order to make things realistic. It was that kind of dedication that saw him nominated for an Oscar. In reality, Leto is straight, and was briefly engaged to Hollywood superstar Cameron Diaz.