J made on-screen musical cameo appearances, performing with Billy Porter, MJ Rodriguez, Patti Lupone, and Sandra Bernhard. In 2020, New Regency teamed with Our Lady J to develop a pilot based on the life of Dante "Tex" Gill, called Rub & Tug. The story had previously been set up as a feature film with Scarlett Johansson attached, but after outcry from the LGBTQ+ community, Johansson left the project and Lady J was brought on to reimagine the story with authentic casting. In 2022, Lady J continued her collaboration with Ryan Murphy by writing an episode for season two of American Horror Stories. She then went on to executive produce and write season eleven of American Horror Story, entitled NYC. Our Lady J made her directorial debut on AHS: NYC episode nine, "Requiem 1981/1987: Part 1". In late 2022, it was announced that Our Lady J would develop a comedy series at Hulu with comedians Holmes and Caleb Hearons, on which Lady J will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Personal life and activism Our Lady J was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1978, growing up in an Amish and Mennonite community. She attended Interlochen Center for the Arts from 1994 to 1996, studying in classical piano and composition during her junior and senior years of high school. In 2004, Our Lady J came out as transgender and adopted the name "Our Lady J" as a nod to Jean Genet's subversive novel, Our Lady of the Flowers. In 2008, Our Lady J garnered the attention of Dolly Parton by performing her songs, and the two struck up a friendship. In 2010, Parton helped fund Lady J's top surgery, along with Jake Shears, Rosie O'Donnell, Margaret Cho, Tori Amos and others. In 2009, Our Lady J became the subject of tabloid fodder for her relationship with actor Daniel Radcliffe. The two were featured in Out discussing their friendship and careers. During Lady J's first appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014, RuPaul drew public criticism for using the term "she-male", quickly starting a firestorm about trans-inclusive language within the LGBTQ community. In an article for The Huffington Post, Our Lady J defended RuPaul, saying "As an artist, I love language, and I cherish free speech. Drag is punk and should never be subjected to politically correct ideals." From 2015 to 2016, Our Lady J successfully spearheaded the initiative to include gender affirming