Siouxsie Q, an American journalist, director, pornographic actress, and sex workers’ rights activist, has been recognized as XBIZ’s Woman of the Month for January 2024. The profile highlights her career accomplishments, creative works, and advocacy efforts within the adult industry.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Born on June 18, 1985, Siouxsie Q is based in San Francisco. Her parents both had theater careers, and she found production and entertainment spaces to be safe havens for creatives and LGBTQ+ individuals from an early age. This experience later fueled her activism and social justice work.

Q pursued opportunities that allowed her to exercise control over narrative and production values, writing and producing her first original productions as a teenager. She earned a bachelor’s degree in theater from the University of Oregon. After graduating, she spent several years doing tour management and performing a ukulele-playing mermaid act, opening for indie musicians.

Seeking a flexible job between tours, Q began dancing at The Lusty Lady, a unionized, worker-owned peep show in North Beach, San Francisco. She identifies The Lusty Lady as the world’s first and only unionized, worker-owned peep show. This role allowed her to take time off as needed, and she quickly found the adult industry to be a suitable fit for her. Initially, her goals were to cover her San Francisco rent and find a tolerable day job. However, she soon recognized the social stigma and criminalization faced by sex workers, which led her to prioritize creating change.

Advocacy and Industry Contributions

Siouxsie Q identifies herself as a feminist and sex worker. Her advocacy efforts began in 2012 when she launched her podcast, “The WhoreCast.” The podcast, originally titled "This American Whore," aimed to humanize adult industry workers by showcasing their stories, art, and voices. It expanded to cover topics such as transgender issues, sexuality, sex workers' rights, politics, and pornography after the passing of California's Proposition 35.

Her work extended into the nonprofit sector for five years, including a position as director of policy and industry relations at the Free Speech Coalition, where she contributed to the successful defeat of Proposition 60 during the 2016 election. From 2018 to 2020, she worked with the ACLU of Southern California and continues to collaborate with PASS, a health and safety nonprofit serving adult industry workers.

Q is also a widely read columnist with SF Weekly in San Francisco. She has received numerous XBIZ Awards nominations for her work as a producer. She primarily works as a director and producer, focusing on creativity, health and safety, advocacy, and inclusivity. She aims to ensure workers on her sets have access to resources for safety and well-being.

In her creative work, Q prioritizes diversity in casting, aiming to uplift and feature BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ performers. She has had significant input on casting for projects she has written, such as “Back in Town” for True Lesbian and “Aged Out” for Pure Taboo. She emphasizes creating a positive on-set environment where cast and crew feel supported.

Creative Collaborations and Future Projects

Siouxsie Q is married to American pornographic actor and film director Michael Vegas. They were friends and colleagues before becoming romantic partners and collaborators. They co-direct and create content for studios like Adult Time, working on brands such as Transfixed, Pure Taboo, and the gay studio Disruptive Films. Their collaborations include the production “Quarantined With My StepDad.”

Q has also created original featurettes for Gamma brands such as True Lesbian, Transfixed, and Pure Taboo. She created and performed in "Snow Hunt," an unscripted travel content piece for Lust Cinema. Her early career included work as a bondage model for Kink.com, where she met Michael Vegas during a baseball-themed gangbang.

For social marketing, Q and Vegas focus on ensuring distribution and promotion keep pace with their production volume. Their independent work, which includes documenting explorations of sexuality, is shared on platforms like OnlyFans, Fansly, and PegHim.com. Q also engages with fans through her Instagram subscription option, the #SQuad, offering wholesome content.

Upcoming projects for Siouxsie Q include her first feature for Wicked, which is scheduled to go into production in the current month. This project, a collaboration with Michael Vegas, will focus on themes of transformation within power exchange relationships. She also has ambitions for more feature films and a music video. Q and Vegas are developing a mainstream horror film set in Southern Oregon and a project combining nightlife, unscripted content, and BDSM.

Key Facts

  • Siouxsie Q was recognized as XBIZ’s Woman of the Month for January 2024.
  • She is an American journalist, director, pornographic actress, and sex workers’ rights activist, born on June 18, 1985.
  • She worked at The Lusty Lady, described as the world’s first and only unionized, worker-owned peep show.
  • Q launched "The WhoreCast" podcast in 2012 to humanize adult industry workers.
  • She held a position as director of policy and industry relations at the Free Speech Coalition and worked with the ACLU of Southern California.
  • She is married to Michael Vegas, with whom she co-directs and creates content for studios like Adult Time and Disruptive Films.