[4] Joy was born on February 18, 1987, in Ventura, California,[2] She was raised in Dunfermline, Scotland where her parents took up positions as missionaries.

[14] Diamond also starred (with Allie Haze) in the music video for American hip hop recording artist B.o.B, for his song "John Doe", which features Priscilla Renea.

[17] That same year, she made her directorial debut with the film Skin Diamond's Dollhouse for Deviant Entertainment.

[18] In 2016, Joy performed her last adult film scenes to pursue mainstream acting and singing full-time,[3] after she was cast in the role of Dylan Quinn in Submission,[19] a series on Showtime exploring BDSM themes.

She briefly posed for Dechristo Studios in 2019 in a shoot for Penthouse magazine[20][21] In April 2020, Joy and eleven other adult/former adult actresses appeared in the music video for the G-Eazy song "Still Be Friends".