She began acting as a child at the age of ten when she was cast as Gerda in The Port Washington Play Troupe production of The Snow Queen, based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale, adapted and directed by Susanne Traub.

[3] As a young teenager, Mays hosted video presentations for the production company owned by her step-father, singer/songwriter/actor, Bob Haymes, writer of the song "That's All" which is part of the Great American Songbook.

She was Operations Manager as well as Morning Show co-host at WGMG FM radio station and continued her involvement with community theatre directing "Steel Magnolias"[6] and starring in "Crimes of the Heart" as Meg MaGrath.

For several years, Mays continued to accumulate multiple television and film credits in the Southeast taking advantage of the tremendous growth in the region's entertainment industry stimulated by the 2008 tax incentive signed by former Georgia Governor, Sonny Perdue.

This radical change in appearance prompted a shift in Mays's career and shortly thereafter she was cast in the recurring role of "Victoria Argent" in MTV's supernatural drama series, Teen Wolf.

[16] Although Highland Fling is a fictional story, it involves actual, real-time events since Mays and her crew simultaneously produced the reality television show pilot, Under the Kilt.

During the filming, Mays accepted an invitation to join a luncheon at the event where she dined sitting next to His Royal Highness, The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex,[17] Most Distinguished Guest that year.

Mays was asked by producer, writer, Martin Thomas, to accept the co-leading role of "Stephanie" in the 2014 action, crime-thriller feature film Fighting Back.

[citation needed] These experiences led Mays, in 2004, to help create Protect the Children, Inc.,[18] an umbrella company for The Highland House, a homeless shelter for at-risk youth displaced from their home.

She also served briefly as a board member for Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates and as a mentor in the North Georgia school district where she resided at the time.