Will she stay or will she go?

That’s what fans of Los Gatos’ iconic mannequin, Virginia, are asking. For 20 years, Virginia has been perched on top of a tree, keeping a watchful eye over the intersection of Lark Avenue and Los Gatos Boulevard, and entertaining passers-by who often wave and smile at her.

Only now Virginia’s fate is in limbo. Her owners live at the North 40, the last walnut orchard in Los Gatos that’s being developed for housing and commercial/retail uses. The developers are apparently getting ready to bulldoze the property, which is why Virginia’s owners, Joan and Jim Langholff, recently received an eviction notice. They have to be out of their home by May 12.

“Virginia is unique and funky, and people take pictures of her all the time,” Joan said. “There was even a Pokemon Go app that listed her as a Pokestop location.”

While most people realize Virginia is a mannequin, a few times she’s been mistaken for a real live person. When she first went up the tree, a man at a gas station next to the Langholff home reportedly said, “Ma’am, you’d better come down from there.”

Once, someone tried to steal Virginia, who boasts an ever-changing wardrobe.

“People get a kick out of it when I dress her up,” Jim said. “She has more than 20 outfits and accessories. Sometimes she’s holding a plastic motorcycle or a fishing pole. On holidays like the Fourth of July I give her an American flag to hold.”

Virginia also has a rain suit for inclement weather. At Christmas, she wears angel wings and holds a globe symbolizing world peace.

“The fire department came by after the Sept. 11 attacks and asked, ‘If we give you an outfit can she wear it on 9/11?’ Of course I said yes.”

So, Virginia has become something of a star, but her arrival in Los Gatos 20 years ago was anything but star-studded.

“She was sticking out of a dumpster and I grabbed her,” Jim said. “I took her to a dinner party and she was the hit of the party. After that, I put her on top of a dead pine tree and she’s been there ever since.” .

Actually, Virginia — named after a family friend she reminded them of — sometimes takes lengthy “sabbaticals,” when she’s brought down from her perch. That usually means Jim hasn’t gotten around to putting her back up after a wardrobe change.

“When she’s on sabbatical people get upset and wonder where she is,” Joan said. “One time when she was on sabbatical we had two little girls and their mom stop by asking about her. One of the girls was in tears.”

Virginia has been on sabbatical for a little while now, but the Langholffs promise her legion of fans that she’ll be returning to her perch soon.

Her final fate will be decided closer to their May moving day.