The Chicken Ranch was an illegal but tolerated brothel in the U.S. state of Texas that operated from 1905 until 1973. It was located in Fayette County about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of downtown La Grange. The business was established by Miss Jessie Williams, and was the basis for the 1978 Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the 1982 film adaptation, and the famed ZZ Top song, "La Grange".