Her songs have been recorded by performers such as Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina, Little Texas, and Sherrié Austin.
[4] Originally, she intended to go to law school, but in 1992, following graduation, she moved to Nashville to pursue a music career.
She also has had a song, "Settle Down, Cinderella", included on the soundtrack of the DVD Dr. Dolittle 3[5] and, in collaboration with her husband Sam Gay, provided the music for the DVD 7 Clinics with Buck Brannaman,[6] a spinoff from the documentary Buck, directed by Cindy Meehl.
[8] From late 2023 to January 2024, Thompson's 2011 song "This One's Gonna Fly" received attention online after people were unable to identify it from a snippet posted by WatZatSong user Kerlo, who claimed it was from a bootleg DVD of Mr. Peabody & Sherman.
Her musical influences include Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Don Williams, and rock musician Sheryl Crow.