Masson is an accomplished pilot who flew with American Airlines, set several speed records, and was the first woman cleared to fly Boeing 747s.

The song "Stinky Poodle" from the album has been noted for its resemblance to "Smelly Cat", sung by Lisa Kudrow on the sitcom Friends.

She earned her PhD from the University of Southern California in aerospace safety, teaches aeronautics, and patented the first true electronic flight bag.

[5] Masson addresses various topics in her songs, such as love, flying jets, looking for cheese at the supermarket, space women, and the life of a housewife.

[8] The title track from the album, "Jet Lady", was included in the second volume of the outsider music compilation Songs in the Key of Z in 2002.

[4][3] Richie Unterberger of AllMusic described Jet Lady as benignly "deranged" and likely to be considered bad by most listeners' standards, while noting that enthusiasts of outsider music would probably enjoy it.

[4] Darryl W. Bullock of World's Worst Records called the album wonderful, having "a unique, ethereal sound unlike anything else".

[5] The book Songs in the Key of Z describes Jet Lady as a "musical flight without a crew" and Masson as a "Lynchian", "acoustic Patti Smith with anti-gravity shoes" who "plays guitar as if her hand were webbed".

[4] A review of the album in the 1993 book Incredibly Strange Music found that "her singing is spectacularly off—as if Wanda Jackson had turned into Mrs.