Their family fled Lebanon after facing persecution during the Lebanese Civil War.
In 2004, they dropped out of school and arrived in Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.
Pretending to be a messenger service, dropping off pictures and resumes, they made the rounds of casting offices until in 2005 they landed a role in The Comeback starring Lisa Kudrow.
Jones moved to Minneapolis in 2011 to pursue their solo career with producer/songwriter Michael Bland who is the former drummer for the late Prince.
Jones wrote two albums with Bland, O My God and Sex Appeal under the alias Ladyboi.