By Peter Berton
YNOT – Tyra Scott is an accomplished T-girl performer, a 2012 Tranny Awards nominee recipient and a blogger. She spends quite a bit of time with her blog, sharing her views and photos and chatting with and about other T-girl performers.
The blog, TyraScottXXX.com, has attracted quite a following, largely due to Scott’s straightforward approach and willingness to discuss almost anything.
As open as she is, though, YNOT found plenty of things to ask her about.
YNOT.com: What don’t people know about you?
Tyra Scott: A lot of people don’t know I grew up in a little town in Virginia. My childhood was not like my classmates’ [childhoods]. I never wanted for anything, but I felt very alone and isolated as child. I was sent to my room often than punished, but sadly, the punishment was always physical.
I was not very social, nor would I have been considered an extrovert. I learned as a teenager if I wanted to succeed in life, it was up to me to make that happen.
Between 18 and 19, my life completely shifted. That is when I began to focus on myself and enjoy my life.
When did you decide to transition, and why?
I always knew I was different. Even as a child, I felt like I was not in the right body.
I had always felt an attraction to the same sex. I never acted on that attraction until I was about 19 or 20 years old, though. That was also the age [at which] I was dared into dressing in drag.
A few of my friends at the time dressed me up and put the makeup on my face and the wig on my head. I looked in the mirror, and something in my mind clicked. Something in me felt whole and right.
More and more after that, I started dressing up, and then I began to identify as a female. When I was 22, I made the decision that this was who I was meant to be. This is me.
How did you get into adult?
That was so many years ago. I entered the business in 2006 because I needed extra money and it was something taboo. It was my little secret at the time.
There was an ad on Craigslist looking for T-girls [who were] interested in adult modeling. So, I replied. My first shoot was for ShemaleStrokers.com, and … well, as they say, the rest is history.
What motivated you to launch your blog?
Wendy Williams recommended I start blogging. She said it would be a great way for me to connect more with my fans and followers.
It is a great way for me to share more about my life with my fans. I like to use the blog to promote the other girls in the business, especially the up-and-comers. I want them to experience the same popularity as I have over the years. Plus, I find there isn’t a lot of support in the industry among T-girls, and I want to show there can be. We are all equal in this.
What does your blog cover?
I use my blog to show my fans another side of my life. There is more to me than just porn and cam shows.
I have a lot of ideas for the blog and hopefully will be able to get them all going this year.
What makes your blog different from all the others?
To be honest, I have never really looked at anyone else’s blog. I don’t feel it should be a competition. My blog is about me and what I want to show and promote; it’s not about trying to outdo someone else.
I do recognize that I need to raise the bar for myself, so that I do stand out. That is why I am always updating and working to find new ways to post things and new directions I can go. So, keep tuning in. There is more to come.
How has the reality of being a T-girl matched your expectations, or have the two been different?
I really had no expectations about what this life would be for me. The only other T-girls I knew where also drag performers and escorts. Escorting was not something I wanted for myself. I worked very hard to maintain a “straight girl” life.
I have always worked in an office since I transitioned full-time. Many people also don’t know that I have been in a relationship for seven years and will be getting married this year.
My fiancé is very well aware of my career in the adult industry and has been and still remains very supportive. He actually pushes me to do more and has appeared in a few of my cam shows.
Many T-girl admirers are obsessed with cocks instead of a T-girl’s feminine attributes. Does that bother you?
In my personal life, I think it would be bother me. There is more to me than what is between my legs. I also have a brain and feelings and a personality.
But at the same time, I am a T-girl in the adult industry where the main focus is on what is between my legs. I am able to switch back and forth between my everyday life and my life as Tyra Scott.
When I am working as Tyra Scott, I understand what is expected of me and understand what my fans what to see. I work very hard, though, to maintain the line between my everyday life and my porn life. This is why I try to keep my personal life very private. I do share some aspects of it, but there are things I want to stay personal.
What are your goals and future plans?
Goals, goals, goals — I have a lot of goals. I am in process of accomplishing one of my big goals for the year, and that is quitting my full-time job and concentrating on the business of Tyra Scott.
My other big goal for the year is to launch my own website. I have lots of ideas for that, and I’m working on the best way to focus all of them. My fans will be happy to hear that I am already shooting content.
I am very open to what the future holds for me, and I am looking forward to a wonderful, fantastic year.
