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Personal Info

Birth date

1987-10-02 (37 Years)

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Also known as

Trace Lysette Mizrahi
Trace Mizrahi
Trace Byers

Trace Lysette

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.

Filmography

Acting

TBANight After Night as Therese

2025A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint as Self

2025Dope Queens as Angel

2023Monica as Monica

2022Quantum Leap (1 Episode) as Kate

2021Q-Force (2 Episodes) as Toluca Lake (voice)

2021Venus as a Boy as Hendrix

2020Disclosure as Self - Actress / Producer

2019Transparent: Musicale Finale as Shea

2019Hustlers as Tracey

2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 Episode) as Self

2019David Makes Man (1 Episode) as Femi

2018POSE (1, 1 Episode) as Tess, Clothing Store Saleswoman

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

2016Coffee House Chronicles: The Movie as Rachel

2015Blunt Talk (3 Episodes) as Gisele

2015I Am Cait (3 Episodes) as Self

2014Coffee House Chronicles (1 Episode) as Rachel

2014Transparent (14 Episodes) as Shea

2013Drunk History (1, 1 Episode) as Elizabeth Eden, Sylvia Rivera

2009RuPaul's Drag Race (1 Episode) as Self

1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Lila

Production

2023Monica ... Executive Producer

2021Trans in Trumpland ... Executive Producer