Lorelei Lee debuted in the sex industry at the age of 19,[3][4] deriving their stage name from Marilyn Monroe's character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

[12][13] In 2008, they appeared in the documentary 9to5 – Days in Porn[14] and also toured nationally as part of the "Sex Workers' Art Show" with other prominent members of the kink and sex-positivity community.

[17][18] Later that year, they were the subject and lead actress of the short movie Lorelei Lee, which was directed by Simon Grudzen and Jesse Kerman and shown at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival;[19] the film received multiple awards at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, including Best Directing, Best Original Score and Best Use of Social Issue/Political Genre.

[25] In 2012 Lee, along with adult performers Isis Love and Princess Donna, was the subject of a documentary film about the website Kink.com, Public Sex, Private Lives, which was, in part, funded by donations made to Kickstarter.

[32][33][34][35] The case reached federal court in Washington, D.C., and, on July 16, 2010, Lee was expected to testify as a witness on behalf of the defense.