
Trace Lysette
Department: Acting
Biography
Trace Lysette is an American actress, producer, recording artist, and trans advocate best known for her recurring role as Shea on Amazon's critically acclaimed series Transparent, and Tracey in the feature film Hustlers. She also featured in the Netflix documentary Disclosure as herself. She has also guest starred in other productions such as Midnight Texas, Pose, Drunk History and Tarell Alvin McRainy’s David Makes Man A product of the New York City house and ball culture scene, she has and continues to be a voice for trans and other marginalized folks in Hollywood and beyond.
Known For

Dope Queens
2025

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018

Hustlers
2019

Monica
2023

Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019

Disclosure
2020

Coffee House Chronicles: The Movie
2016

Venus as a Boy
2021

Night After Night
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A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
2025

David Makes Man
2019

Q-Force
2021

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Transparent
2014

Blunt Talk
2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Drunk History
2013

Drunk History
2013

POSE
2018

POSE
2018

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009

I Am Cait
2015

Quantum Leap
2022

Coffee House Chronicles
2014