Writer, Producer, Musician

Our Lady J is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer, known for her writing on Pose and Transparent. Before Lady J's career in television, she toured the world as a pianist for pop, theatre, and classical music (Sia, American Ballet Theatre, Mark Morris Dance Group). Our Lady J holds the honor of being the first out trans woman to perform at Carnegie Hall, as well as the first out trans writer to be hired in a television writers room. She was awarded two Peabody Awards and three American Film Institute awards for her work on Transparent and Pose, and has been nominated for three Writers Guild Awards and an NAACP Image Award. As a producer, her shows have garnered a combined total of 39 Emmy nominations, 9 Emmy wins, 10 Golden Globe nominations, 2 Golden Globe wins, 16 Critics' Choice nominations, and 3 Critics' Choice wins, among others.