[3] After moving to New York in 1997,[4] Weldon took part in burlesque shows at The Blue Angel and Coney Island and was inspired by performances from Angie Pontani, Bambi the Mermaid and Remy Vicious.

[citation needed] Weldon's academic career includes a degree in Business Administration, with her graduate work in media ethics.

[6] Weldon is co-executive director of education at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[14] Weldon is author The Burlesque Handbook (HarperCollins/ItBooks 2010), which developed from a compilation of her class handouts and from a 50-page ebook that she had already produced covering technique and performance.

[16] Weldon's second book is Fierce: The History of Leopard Print (Harper Design; Illustrated edition (June 26, 2018) Fierce chronicles the history of one of the world’s most beloved fashion patterns, leopard print, celebrating its beauty and place in couture, and the women who have dared to wear it.

From 2001 to 2010, Weldon produced the website G-Strings Forever, a collection of photographs and articles about stripping and burlesque.

[17] She maintained a LiveJournal account from 2004 to 2010 where she wrote extensively on burlesque, sex work, and women's issues.