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Top 10 Shemale Pornstars: The Trans Women Who Actually Earned the Spot
Ten of the most recognised trans women in adult, each one confirmed on ThePornDB and written about in her own terms — the crude old captions gone, the invented stats gone, and anything we couldn't stand behind left off rather than guessed.
TL;DR — Key takeaways
- Ten trans women performers, each confirmed on ThePornDB — identities verified, no minors, no non-consensual content.
- We use 'shemale' only in the title/headings where it's the search term readers use; the writing itself refers to the performers respectfully as trans women, using their own pronouns.
- Status (active / retired) is an editorial estimate, not asserted — Aubrey Kate, Daisy Taylor, Bailey Jay, Natalie Mars, Domino Presley, Chelsea Marie and Foxxy active; Sarina Valentina, Nina Lawless and Sheylla Wandergirlt retired.
- We dropped two unverifiable legacy names and added two verified trans stars (Daisy Taylor, Bailey Jay); invented 'measurements' and unconfirmed dates were removed.
Type "shemale pornstars" into a search bar and you get millions of results a year, almost all of it built around a word the performers themselves tend to dislike. We've left the term in the title and headings — drop it and the corrected page never reaches the people still finding the crude old versions everywhere else — but that's the only place it lives. In the writing below, the women on this list are exactly what they are: trans women performers, named in their own terms and with their own pronouns.
There's a second reason this page exists. The version that ran here for years was a mess — misgendering captions, a column of "measurements" someone clearly invented, birth dates and birthplaces nobody could confirm. We threw the lot out. What's left is ten verified names, written plainly, with the active-or-retired call marked as our estimate, not a fact we're asserting, and socials only where ThePornDB actually backs them up. Two of the old entries couldn't be tied to the specific people they claimed to be, so they're gone, replaced by two trans stars there's no arguing with — more on that at the end. For the wider picture, see our most famous pornstars, FTM trans-man pornstars and American pornstars guides.
Aubrey Kate
Aubrey Kate is one of the most decorated trans women in the industry — an AVN Transsexual Performer of the Year and XBIZ Transgender Performer of the Year winner who has worked steadily since 2013. She is the natural number one on any honest list of the category.
Daisy Taylor
Daisy Taylor is one of the defining trans performers of the current era — an AVN Transgender Performer of the Year winner whose career took off after 2018. She remains one of the most prominent and prolific names working today.
Bailey Jay
Bailey Jay is one of the genre's foundational figures — a long-running, widely recognised trans performer who helped bring the category to a mainstream adult audience and built a substantial independent following around her own brand.
Natalie Mars
Natalie Mars is a versatile and much-awarded performer who has been a fan favourite since the mid-2010s, working across major trans studios and her own independent content. She remains active.
Domino Presley
Domino Presley is a long-established trans performer and Grooby headliner whose career stretches back over a decade. She has remained a recognisable presence in the category and an active independent creator.
Chelsea Marie
Chelsea Marie is an award-nominated trans performer who has worked consistently since the early 2010s. She continues to release independent content and remains active.
Foxxy
Foxxy (billed on TPDB as TS Foxxy) is one of the longest-running trans performers on this list, with a career reaching back to the early 2000s. She has remained a durable, recognisable name in the category.
Sarina Valentina
Sarina Valentina built a high-profile, glamour-leaning career through the 2010s and crossed over into mainstream attention. TPDB records her performing career as having wound down around 2020, so we route her to a film archive rather than a live offer.
Nina Lawless
Nina Lawless was a prominent trans performer through the mid-2010s, including work in the Evil Angel era of the category. TPDB records her active years as roughly 2013–2018, so we route her to a film archive rather than a live offer.
Sheylla Wandergirlt
Sheylla Wandergirlt was a standout Brazilian trans performer whose on-screen career TPDB records as running roughly 2013–2018. We route her to a film archive rather than a live offer, and link no socials because none could be verified.
The whole list at a glance
Ten names, their working era, and what each is best known for — the status column being our read on who's active, not a guarantee.
The full Top 10 at a glance — working era and claim to fame. Status is our editorial estimate, pending firmer confirmation.
| # | Performer | Status | Era / Peak | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aubrey Kate | Active | 2013–present | AVN/XBIZ Performer of the Year |
| 2 | Daisy Taylor | Active | 2018–present | AVN Trans Performer of the Year |
| 3 | Bailey Jay | Active | Veteran, active | Genre-defining icon |
| 4 | Natalie Mars | Active | 2015–present | Versatile fan favourite |
| 5 | Domino Presley | Active | 2010–present | Grooby headliner |
| 6 | Chelsea Marie | Active | 2011–present | Award-nominated regular |
| 7 | Foxxy | Active | 2003–present | Long-running TS star |
| 8 | Sarina Valentina | Retired | 2010–2020 | Glamour crossover |
| 9 | Nina Lawless | Retired | 2013–2018 | Evil Angel era |
| 10 | Sheylla Wandergirlt | Retired | 2013–2018 | Brazilian standout |
A few notes on how this list was made
We went for verified identity and real recognition over a neat round number we couldn't defend. Every name here is a trans woman confirmed on ThePornDB, written about in her own terms, with the old crude captions and made-up "measurements" gone for good.
Two of the original ten didn't survive that check. "Kimberlee" pulls up cisgender performers on TPDB, and the nearest trans match carries a different birth year and handle than the legacy entry claimed. "Jane Marie" has no "TS Jane Marie" record at all — just a bare name that collides with more than a dozen unrelated performers. Linking a possibly-wrong person is worse than dropping one, so we swapped both for two trans stars nobody can dispute: Daisy Taylor and Bailey Jay.
As for the active-or-retired tag beside each name — that's our estimate, drawn from TPDB career records, not a hard fact. People step away and come back, so we flag it and revise as better information turns up. For the record, none of the ten is deceased.
Want it live rather than on the page? The active names link to a trans-inclusive cam platform and the retired ones to a film archive. From the wider catalogue, the most famous pornstars and FTM trans-man pornstars guides are where to go next.