Twenty Questions with Porn Star Jessica Ryan

"I was a chameleon. Sort of goth, sort of hippie, and varying degrees of nerd. I played the trombone in jazz band, but stopped after a while because marching band in wool suits in Arizona was torture. I was friends with cheerleaders, enjoyed my art classes and took dance. I always had older friends, and wasn't into any of my high school peers, I had crushes on teachers, but I never really saw that as an option. I had made the mistake in not challenging myself enough my junior year and due to attendance rules nearly flunked out. I thought my system of going in for tests, turning in homework assignments, getting new ones would have been sufficient until they changed the rule for attendance. Fortunately I found a program with my local college where I could accelerate the process and take college level courses, ultimately graduating early. I had also finally found a pool of guys that interested me and classes that kept my attention."

"It's funny to think that my first encounter sexually, was essentially a sloppy blow job with my best friend because I was too nervous to do it myself. I had a friend with benefits before I had a boyfriend, and I did porn before I was a fan. I certainly watched porn but my early 20's were dedicated to a 7, almost 8 year relationship that I thought I was supposed to have. I nearly got married too. I remember him being upset if he heard me using a vibrator and I am not too sure if he realized I'd sneak away to watch gangbang porn when I used it. I was far too nervous to take note of companies or who starred in them, though."

"Good fucking?  I suppose you could dive into fantasy and roleplay but the qualifier will always be if it was good sex on set."

"Charles Dera, Isiah Maxwell, Johnny Sins, Small Hands and Joanna Angel together, Jax Slayher, Olive Glass, and Stoya."

"I have been fortunate to have great scene chemistry with most of my scene partners. Someone who I have had continuous fire with and shot most recent with would be Aiden Ashley."

"We are all there because of porn and I love that common ground. Social media has a way of liberating people from their puritanical constraints in society and can be human, some people forget their manners but those are easy to shut down. Nobody portrays porn fans as the ultimate feminist, female (male, trans or they) worshipping men (women, trans, or they) who being human like to get off, but respect sexually empowered women (people). I took time off from shooting and came back to some of my biggest fans still present and supporting the women of porn with their adoration and memberships. I fucking love that! Porn fans are some amazing people and make me like humanity a little more."

"That 8 year relationship I was telling you about? I had so many fantasies and I wasn't sure where to start. I had no idea how or where to go and found a few listings on Craigslist. It seemed logical to do something professionally so that I was in a controlled environment and safe. I found myself on a Reality Kings set and was hooked, it was more than I had expected, in a good way. I found a few shady listings and decided that I'd go to the AVN's to talk with performers and meet the agents; it is amazing how many con artists lurk around the fringe. Agents are absolutely necessary.

My initial entry is sort of a blur as my life shifted dramatically from a relatively innocent protestant girl to a porn starlet.  It felt like a soul shifting decision to do what felt right to me, but went against everything I was 'supposed' to be. It was exhilarating, liberating, but painfully obvious I was going to have to live a double life. If leaving my perfect fiance who just got out of the Navy wasn't enough, I had so many years of fantasy to act out and cheated on him with a man that was 31 years older than myself. My family was certainly not going to learn that I got into porn.

I left my mistake with a U-Haul trailer to move to L.A. and didn't look back. With my UHaul trailer, I drove from northern San Diego to the San Fernando Valley to make it to a 9 AM call time for Penthouse, leaving my Xterra and U-Haul while my agent drove me to set."

"That's a tough question. I came back in large part because I knew I could do only fans or cam and distance in the pandemic while I was a full time student, or so I thought. I had forgotten how hard it is to manage a successful career in any form of sex work. One thing led to another and I was reminded why I loved being in porn from the start. For now, I am focusing on relaunching my brand as a performer. Actual branding and performing, not coasting like I had in my 20's. I was in porn for sex mostly.

Don't get me wrong as I am 100% here for the fucking, but I'd like to step back in appreciating and honoring the business side of porn and the hard work it truly demands and see where that takes me. In the process, I hope that I can help empower people to own their sexuality, and be another face to help humanize the industry.

I will dabble in the production side of things, and I am playing with the idea of going on a deep dive into marketing of the bachelor's variety. The next year will be fun and exciting as I am redefining what I will be doing for the next 20 + years."

"Fuck yourself and get into it. Seriously. Do your makeup, dress and do your makeup to be whatever version of sex goddess you want to be and fuck yourself."

"The acrobatics and marathon sex I might be more inclined to slack on if I wasn't being an exhibitionist."

"Sneaky! I am not too sure the answer to this one. I would give you whatever new was coming out but I feel as if that is cheating."

"So many things that the pandemic has destroyed. I have been enjoying my art, hiking, and reading lately."

"Latex, messy, shibari,"

"Cherie DeVille, she is a consistent performer and always on point with a positive attitude. Maitland Ward has me speechless, Kayden Kross as well. Casey Calvert was always an amazing performer and I was stoked to come back and see her directing. I look forward to being on one of her sets these days. So many more women and men too but the golden age for women in porn is truly inspiring."

"Promising Young Woman."

"Pervert with Lily LaBeau - the whole movie, really. Future Darkly is like the X-rated HBO as are the sites that have branched off from Vixen. Deeper, Tushy, Blacked, etc.. I dig it! My next rabbit hole is X Confessions."

"I am just getting started! I have a scene for Naughty America coming out soon, and I have three scenes for Girlsway on their way."

"Hugh Jackman as Wolverine."

"Embrace the sex goddess you are but take time for yourself and other hobbies."

"I am so happy to be back and excited for what the future holds. <3 Make sure to follow me on Twitter at JessicaRyanxoxo, on Instagram at CultofJessicaRyan and for regular updates of content created by yours truly, CultofJess.com."

All of the images and video here appear courtesy of Girlfriends Films.