- She began doing nude modeling at the age of 19 before becoming an exotic dancer at a strip club. From there, she started webcamming, and at the age 25, signed with an agency to perform in adult films.
- Since porn isn’t a “forever career,” Rain says many adult performers find ways to make residual income on the side by uploading content to websites like OnlyFans.
- Rain films and edits her own content, which can range from elaborate video shoots to simply live-streaming playing video games on Twitch. During the pandemic, she says she’s making at least five figures a month.
- This is her story, as told to freelance writer Jenny Powers.
The porn industry isn’t regulated, so there was no official shutdown when COVID-19 hit. Filming stopped here in California the third week in March but it was more like a polite suggestion it’s not like we’re part of the Screen Actor’s Guild or anything. Still, when businesses and restaurants are forced to close their doors, it’s probably not the best time to shoot a gang bang.
The average lifespan in the adult film industry for a woman is two to five years.
Anything beyond that and you’re considered a veteran, like me. I was 25 when I started doing hardcore porn, which is considered old to first get started, and I’m 32 now.
ADVERTISEMENTWhen I was 19 years old I did some doing freelance nude modeling for a site called Model Mayhem. I loved modeling and dancing so much that I literally woke up one day and went to an audition at a nude club called 4Play in Los Angeles and became an exotic dancer. I credit my early strip club days with learning how important a conversation and setting a mood can be. Personally, I never sat on laps. I always sat next to someone and started a genuine conversation. Then if we wound up in the VIP room, boundaries and respect had long been established.
I was still modeling and dancing when I got hit up to do skits and games for “The Playboy Morning Show,” which led to being on the cam site Playboy Live when I was 23, which was so much fun. From there, I did work for Playboy TV, which was technically my first soft porn experience. I started doing solos for a couple of websites and shot a centerfold for Hustler magazine that was released in 2013. By then I was 25, and I contacted a well-known industry agency to start repping me. That’s when I began working in adult film, and the rest is history.
I’m very vocal about what I will and won’t do at my job.
Some of my nos include being suspended in air or allowing anyone to repeatedly slap me in the face. I also have a list of the only 20-30 guys I’m willing to work with. I’m known as a diva in the industry, but at the end of the day, I’m just protecting myself. The #MeToo movement and social media has given us the ability to say no more often and helped make the industry safer by outing people for their bad behavior.