[1] Her father, Michael Conrad Braxton Sr.,[2] was a Methodist clergyman and power company worker, and her mother, Evelyn Jackson, a native of South Carolina, was a former opera singer and cosmetologist, as well as a pastor.

[8] In 1991, during a showcase with Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds—who were in the process of forming LaFace Records—Toni Braxton, minus her four sisters, was chosen and signed as the label's first female solo artist.

At the time, the remaining members were told that LaFace was not looking for another girl group, since they had just signed TLC.

The sisters—Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar—made several televised appearances as backing vocalists with Toni, and gave answers during interviews, such as on The Today Show.

[11] They were also featured in the music video for Toni Braxton's third single, "Seven Whole Days", from her debut album.

[10][12] It was reported in Vibe magazine that in 1995, Traci Braxton had left the group to pursue a career as a youth counselor;[13] however, it was not revealed until 2004–when Towanda Braxton appeared on season two of the reality show Starting Over—that Traci was not allowed to sign with Atlantic because of her pregnancy at the time.

In 2013, Braxton and her husband Kevin Surratt joined the third season of Marriage Boot Camp.

[34][35] On April 20, 2018, she released the single "Broken Things" featuring her sisters Toni, Towanda and Trina.

[38] In the same time, she made her movie acting debut in the feature film Sinners Wanted.

[41] On September 24, 2021, her final collaboration was featured on the song "Stay with Me", performed by Candiace, taken from her album Deep Space.