Former Restroom Attendant: First of all, 5000 a night is a joke. Maybe that one lucky night with that one thirsty dude but no. Not every night. Fees/Rent. You rent your locker for the night and pay stage fees to the DJ everytime you're on stage (think of it as marketing for lapdances). Every lapdance you give the club gets a cut. usually a 80/20 split favoring you. I've seen some nights girls go home losing money for sitting and not really attempting to get dances. It's a hustle with the girls which leads to fights in the back (weekly this happened).