[4] She gained substantial exposure when her cover of "Lay Me Down" by English singer-songwriter Sam Smith went viral.
[5] Paxton has stated that her mother was the main reason why she decided to audition for Idols South Africa and viewed 2017 as a risk-taking year.
During the competition's "Theatre Week", her rendition of "American Boy" by Estelle earned her a place among the season's top 16 performers.
Soon after winning Idols, she was interviewed by various media outlets and performed at live venues and on television talk shows.
[10] On 9 February 2018, her first collaborative song, Smother, alongside Pop and R&B singer-songwriter, Craig Lucas, was released.
[11] In promotion, Paxton and Lucas have performed the song at multiple venues, most notably at the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra Debut Gala.
It was praised for its Afro-Pop production, lyrical content and the use of the Zulu language, since Paxton is a coloured artist.
In July 2018, when on a personal album tour, she performed at the White Nights of Saint Petersburg Festival in Russia, one of the country's biggest cultural events.
[12] When she returned to South Africa, she performed as one of the opening acts for R&B/Soul singer, Karyn White's African leg of her "Divas 2018" concert tour.
In February, she performed as an opening act for a show by R&B singer, Tamia, in Cape Town, South Africa, as part of her "Passion Like Fire" tour.
[14] On 13 March 2019, Paxton released "Kiss The Haze", simultaneously with its music video, as the fourth single from This Is Me.
[15] In late April, she was nominated at the South African Music Awards for Best Pop Album and Newcomer of the Year.
[17] On 15 November 2019, she released a non-album single, "No Distractions", a collaboration with House DJ, Dr Moruti.
[20] With the support of the Western Cape Department of Education, Paxton, alongside MEC Debbie Schäfer and radio DJ Carl Wastie launched the "Raise your voice, not your phone" anti-bullying campaign in August 2018.
She and Pop singer, Jarrad Ricketts, partnered up with Peninsula School Feeding Associations in August 2019, to raise awareness about hunger among children.