Trace Lysette

ABOUT TRACE LYSETTE

Breaking through as an actress after landing a recurring role in Amazon's Transparent . She is a transgender woman notable as one of the first trans people to appear as a non-trans person on a major TV show with a speaking role.

She was a track star. She performed as a drag queen at bars and worked as both a hairstylist and makeup artist prior to acting.

She made her TV debut in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . She was featured on Comedy Central's Drunk History and was a recurring guest-star in Blunt Talk.

She is a native of Dayton and Columbus, Ohio.

She acted alongside Jay Duplass in Transparent.