Person
Trace Lysette
Acting · Born 1987-10-02 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Biography
Trace Lysette is an American actress, producer, recording artist, and trans advocate best known for her recurring role as Shea on Amazon's critically acclaimed series Transparent, and Tracey in the feature film Hustlers. She also featured in the Netflix documentary Disclosure as herself. She has also guest starred in other productions such as Midnight Texas, Pose, Drunk History and Tarell Alvin McRainy’s David Makes Man A product of the New York City house and ball culture scene, she has and continues to be a voice for trans and other marginalized folks in Hollywood and beyond.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lila
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self
Drunk History
Elizabeth Eden
Quantum Leap
Kate
POSE
Tess
Transparent
Shea
Hustlers
Tracey
Blunt Talk
Gisele
I Am Cait
Self
Filmography
- 2026Night After NightTherese
- 2025A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss PeppermintSelf
- 2025Dope QueensAngel
- 2023MonicaMonica
- 2022Quantum LeapKate
- 2021Q-ForceToluca Lake (voice)
- 2021Venus as a BoyHendrix
- 2021Trans in TrumplandExecutive Producer
- 2020DisclosureSelf - Actress / Producer
- 2019Transparent: Musicale FinaleShea
- 2019HustlersTracey
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019David Makes ManFemi
- 2018POSETess
- 2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomSelf
- 2016Coffee House Chronicles: The MovieRachel
- 2015Blunt TalkGisele
- 2015I Am CaitSelf
- 2014Coffee House ChroniclesRachel
- 2014TransparentShea
- 2013Drunk HistoryElizabeth Eden
- 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLila
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