LEXINGTON, Ky.—AVN Hall of Fame transsexual porn star Wendy Williams recently celebrated her 15th year in the adult entertainment industry.

“I am very blessed to be still not only working but being able to compete with the new models entering the industry as well as keeping pace with them. Social media has changed the Industry and it's a full time job. If you don't stay connected to your fans they have many options available.”

The milestone is not one many reach in the competitive, constantly evolving industry and it speaks to Williams’ drive and love for what she does.

Born identifying as male to a family of coal miners in Pikeville, Ky., Williams evolved into herself as a trans person and performer following her graduation from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor of arts degree in communication. Williams is open about being the adult child of an alcoholic and speaks openly about the challenges of watching a loved one struggle with addiction. It was in gay nightclubs in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia that Williams discovered her true identity through drag. From there, Williams over on to adult.

WendyWilliamsXXX.com was originally created purely for Williams’ self-expression and then blossomed into an online place for Williams’ new fans to find her beauty and her talents on display for their discovery. As a performer, Williams has worked for all of the top production studios and industry accolades have been hers throughout her career. In 2009, she won the AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of the Year and in 2014, AVN honored her with a Hall of Fame induction, a rare achievement for a trans performer. Other top honors she has taken include a 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Transgender Erotica Awards; a 2016 Social Media Personality award by The Biggie Awards for her verified social media presence on Twitter.com/TsWendyWilliams), on Instagram.com/tswendywilliams/ and Tumblr.com/tswendywilliams; and a 2012 award for Interracial Transsexual Performer of the Year from the Urban X Awards. Her website WendyWilliamsXXX.com has received many varied accolades including Transsexual Site Of The Year awards from Adult Virtual Con, The Tranny Awards and honors from the 2014 Feminist Porn Awards.

Williams has most recently starred in Trans 500’s Trans On Top where she was featured on the box cover. Her fans know that there are always a lot of great places to find her, though such as WendyWilliamsXXX.com which is as filled with dynamic content as ever and her very active explicit clip store, TSWendyWilliams.manyvids.com.

Her Doc Johnson adult novelty line remains very popular with the Wendy Williams Anal Training Kit ,staying a long time top seller for the company. Other limited edition items in the line include Wendy Williams Salad Tossing Sprays, the Wendy Williams Realistic Cock and Wendy Williams Moulded Ass and Balls.

Williams warmly shares her successes and the knowledge she has obtained through her many years in the industry with the clients of her thriving PR agency, Hot Wendy PR (Twitter.com/HotWendyPR) and she currently represents the production company Trans 500 and the performer Raven Roxxx. She is openly asking other performers and companies to consider her services.

“When I started doing PR for people it was unheard of for trans performers,” she said. “I didn't feel companies were giving me opportunities so I took things into my own hands and with the help of Pamela Peaks and Heidi Joy I started using industry contacts, events, and networking to push my brand. After many years of seeing other Trans models not getting the same accolades I started HotWendyPR, now you see many TS models using PR services.”

In an uniquely balanced and circle of life-type of circumstance, Williams hosts a meet up for trans people/admirers twice a month at Bluegrass Connections in Lexington, Ky. For information on those events, visit LexingtonTGirlParties.com.

Williams is a dynamic force in the adult entertainment world who is constantly adapting and evolving. What does the future hold for her?

“The rest of the year I will be working on updating my website more frequently, gaining some new PR clients, and I recently purchased a LGBT bar in Cookeville, Tenn., called the RoadHouse so I'll be spending time in Cookeville growing the business and enjoying another 15 years doing what I love to do, porn!”

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