Lena Kelly

Getting into the industry
"Porn just kind of fell in my lap. Before I started doing porn I worked so many different jobs. Everything from working at an animal hospital to retail and food service. Right before I got my start I was drifting aimlessly through life without direction. I didn't go looking for porn. It found me through a series of small, innocuous coincidences - a "right place, right time" sort of situation. In short, I realized you could actually just apply to shoot for some of these companies like you could apply for any other job. A few e-mails and some questionable audition photos later, I landed a couple of scenes in Las Vegas with Grooby. I packed what little belongings I had into the back of a $500 Subaru and headed out on the very long drive from New York to Vegas. Before any of this transpired I was going down a very dark path. The rest is history, I guess!'

Meaning behind Lena Moon
"I wanted something short, easy to spell and phonetically pleasant. I didn't want people to have trouble spelling it and I wanted it to be unique enough that it would lend itself to online searches. Of course, I also just liked the name "Lena" and I liked the word "moon". I didn't just pick it purely for practicality's sake."

Shooting Trans Glam with Jonni Darkko
"Working with Jonni Darko was so cool! He has such a unique directing style and his vision for the movie's overall aesthetic was just amazing. He has such a sweet demeanor as well. I felt super confident in my performance that day. Working with Katrina Jade was amazing too. The chemistry was so on point. Nasty!"

The industry's attitude toward trans stars
"It has been crazy to watch this change over the course of my career. When I first started there were no mainstream "straight" porn companies dabbling in trans whatsoever. There was a point years later where it felt like every other month a new mainstream company was dipping their toe into the trans porn world. Some have called it "the golden age of trans porn" and I would agree! Of course, from what I've heard, the only thing that has really stood in the way of more trans stars shooting for large companies has been the dinosaur-like agents who see trans porn as... "icky" (to say the least). Some of the biggest agents out there won't even let their new talent shoot with trans. It has been great to see trans stars putting up major numbers in the mainstream arena despite these outdated views on our community. I hope these old agents get the message soon!"

Tattoos
"I actually can't stand my tattoos! I have been getting many of them removed with laser-beams lately. I got all of my tattoos when I was 18 and 19 but I have grown and changed so much since getting them. They just seem like relics of a dark time now. I want my skin back!"

Favorite books, movies, and TV shows
"My favorite book is Treasure Island. My favorite movie ever is the original Heathers movie from 1988. Lately I've been watching a lot of anime from the 80s and 90s. Some of my favorites are Dragon-half, Iria Zeiram, You're Under Arrest! and The Slayers, to name a few."

Lena Moon quotations excerpted from an Adult Empire pornstar interview