[3] From 2000 to 2010, Our Lady J freelanced as a collaborative pianist and musical director in New York City for multiple classical and musical theatre institutions, including American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and the Mark Morris Dance Group.

[4][5][6] Our Lady J made her Carnegie Hall debut with the New York City Gay Men's Chorus in 2004, and continued to perform as their pianist until 2007.

[16] Our Lady J's episode, "If I Were a Bell", drew international critical acclaim for its authentic portrayal of a trans childhood.

[1] In 2020, New Regency teamed with Our Lady J to develop a pilot based on the life of Dante "Tex" Gill, called Rub & Tug.

[31][32] In 2022, Lady J continued her collaboration with Ryan Murphy by writing an episode for season two of American Horror Stories.

[35] In late 2022, it was announced that Our Lady J would develop a comedy series at Hulu with comedians Holmes and Caleb Hearon, on which she will serve as executive producer and showrunner.

[36] In 2024, Our Lady J made a return to music with her single, “Future Of Us,” featuring the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus.

She attended Interlochen Center for the Arts from 1994 to 1996, studying in classical piano and composition during her junior and senior years of high school.

In 2010, Parton helped fund Lady J's top surgery, along with Jake Shears, Rosie O'Donnell, Margaret Cho, Tori Amos and others.

[47] In an article for The Huffington Post, Our Lady J defended RuPaul, saying "As an artist, I love language, and I cherish free speech.