[12] Her directorial debut came in the 2008 film What Girls Like, having gained previous experience working as Brad Armstrong’s assistant director on titles such as 2007's Coming Home.

"[24] In 2008, Drake, Kaylani Lei, and Mikayla Mendez shot a scene for the mainstream comedy movie, Barry Munday, in which they played themselves as judges in an air-guitar contest.

[28] Drake, along with her then husband, actor and director, Brad Armstrong, were interviewed for a 2014 story in Cosmopolitan magazine about costume design in adult films.

[31] Drake is affiliated with an organization that focuses on building homes and providing clean water to people in poverty-stricken and remote areas.

This is separate from her role in the adult industry and the "jessica drake" brand, since she does not want anyone to believe that she volunteers her time as part of a public relations campaign.

[34] The first DVD in the line, Jessica Drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Fellatio, was honored with the 2012 award for Best Educational Release by AVN Media.

[37] Drake teaches sex education seminars and workshops around the world, including addressing a class of licensed therapists at UCLA on May 3, 2012[38] and speaking on a panel at CatalystCon West sexuality conference.

[41] The annual panel is sponsored by the Social Awareness Network for Activism through Art (SANAA) in honor of Eve Ensler’s V-Day Organization.

[41] Seventeen days before the 2016 United States presidential election, Drake became the 11th woman to accuse Donald Trump, the 2016 Republican nominee, of sexual misconduct.

Shortly thereafter, Drake received multiple phone calls from Trump or his associate, requesting that she join him in his suite for $10,000, and offering to fly her on his jet plane back to Los Angeles.

I do not need additional fame [...] I understand that I may be called a liar or an opportunist but I will risk that in order to stand in solidarity with women who share similar accounts.

[57] In 2002, Drake married fellow pornographic actor Evan Stone,[2] after which she was living with Wicked director and performer Brad Armstrong, her partner for over a decade.