[18] She graduated with a self-designed degree in "Art and Business as Religion" from New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study, in 2014.

[26] Lourd also played her mother's character for a brief flashback in the film in which her face was digitally replaced by Fisher's likeness, using imagery from Return of the Jedi.

[29] Lourd's character, a rich and disaffected sorority girl known as Chanel #3, wears earmuffs as an homage to Fisher's iconic "cinnamon buns" hairstyle from the original Star Wars film.

[30][31] In December 2015, Lourd spoke about her initial meeting with Scream Queens creator Ryan Murphy: I thought he wanted me to audition, and so I was just very relaxed and casual about the news.

[32]In December 2015, Lourd had joined the cast of the American biographical crime-drama film Billionaire Boys Club, in the role of Rosanna, love interest of Kyle Biltmore.

Its release was put off due to claims of sexual harassment committed by actor Kevin Spacey, who stars in the film.

[41] Lourd also returned to American Horror Story for its ninth season, 1984, portraying an aerobics enthusiast punk rocker Montana Duke.

[44] She appeared in the ninth episode of the eleventh and final season of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace as Fiona, the granddaughter of the character that her real-life grandmother, Debbie Reynolds, portrayed during the show's original run.

[46][47] In 2021, Lourd returned to American Horror Story for the tenth season of the series as Lark Feldman, a mysterious tattoo artist and dentist.

[49][50] She also returned to American Horror Story for its eleventh season as Hannah Wells, a biologist studying a viral strain in New York City.