Lorelei Lee, born March 2, 1981, in Upstate New York, is a prominent American adult film performer, director, and acclaimed writer. She began her career in the sex industry at age nineteen, adopting a stage name inspired by Marilyn Monroe's character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Specializing in fetish and bondage content, Lee gained fame through extensive work with Kink. com, also directing projects there.
Academically accomplished, she earned degrees from San Francisco State University and an MFA from New York University before completing a JD magna cum laude at Cornell Law School in 2020. Identifying as non-binary and queer, Lee married a trans man in 2012. Her multifaceted career combines on-screen performances with activism for sex workers' rights, literary contributions, and legal expertise, establishing her as an influential voice bridging entertainment, education, and advocacy in the adult industry over two decades.