Casey Kisses defies definition, not only as a fast-rising trans star whose sexual appetite is as complex as the flavors she watches pop and sizzle on the “Bon Appétit” YouTube channel she adores, but also as an ambitious content creator who thirsts for adventure and next-level excellence.
She is a clip artist, a cam model, a porn star and boss-babe entrepreneur who straddles so many platforms and projects, it’s a wonder she’s able so consistently to deliver high-quality content. But deliver she does, to a very loyal fan base numbering over 160 thousand on both Twitter and Instagram, with passionate engagement levels to match.
When I first started, a cisgender female model could potentially get ‘blacklisted’ for doing a trans scene, and now it seems to be what every major award-winning star is doing.
As an earnest student of pornography, she has sought inspiration from a diverse array of talent and studios alike, incorporating best practices like capturing B-roll footage, slating, using multiple angles and much more.
Because of this devotion to elevating her craft, Kisses won 2020 Transgender Erotica Awards including “Best Solo Model.” She also won “Cam Performer of the Year” — no surprise, given her mega stardom on Chaturbate. It should also be noted that she recently won second place in Chaturbate's YouTube video contest, scoring a hefty $25 thousand prize!
Now, Kisses can add another feather to her colorful cap, as XBIZ Clip Star of the Month. Come, then and be immersed in her bubbly, bright and downright seductive world, in this exclusive interview!
XBIZ: Tell us about your earliest adventures in the adult industry, from those first few steps you took into the realm of camming, to your rise in the world of studio porn.
Kisses: I started in the adult industry camming on Chaturbate. At first, it was just something I dabbled in to make extra money on the side; I was working multiple dead-end jobs and could barely make ends meet.
On December 22, 2014, I was involved in a serious car accident where I was left to spend six months recovering in a wheelchair. I lost my job and my apartment, but I did see a silver lining: I was just starting out in my transition and didn’t know how to come out at my workplace, but since I lost my job, I no longer had to worry about that or having to pay rent in a place I couldn’t afford.
My family then took me in, gave me a place to stay and in 2015 I began camming full-time. At first, I was extremely nervous. I didn’t really know if it was something I could do full-time and I was really worried about what others thought about my body.
My first show, I made $30 and it took two hours. I thought this was awesome. It was just as much as I was making at my old job and the viewers were so nice. The compliments made me feel so sexy and my shows got better and better. Soon, I was being contacted by multiple companies asking to shoot professional porn.
In 2016, I shot my first hardcore scene and that’s where I met my best friend, Korra Del Rio. We were almost immediately inseparable. She was moving from Milwaukee to Las Vegas to live in a five-bedroom house with three other LGBT models, one of them being my friend Natalie Mars. They just so happened to have an extra room for rent, so I packed two checked bags and left Miami to live with them. I helped Korra drive her Jeep full of her belongings from Milwaukee to Las Vegas and it was within a year that we both won our first awards in the Transgender Erotica Awards.
XBIZ: What are your preferred platforms for live-streaming and selling self-shot videos these days?
Kisses: As far as camming goes, I’ve always preferred Chaturbate’s platform. At the moment, I think I’m on the verge of hitting 250 thousand followers on that site alone. One of my favorite aspects of Chaturbate is the amount of live viewers that can be in your room.
My solo shows generally have between three and six thousand live viewers, with my highest show being 15 thousand. For couple shows, I have 10-20 thousand usually, with the highest live-viewer count at 32 thousand. It was in that show I gave my girlfriend Kylie Le Beau a Tiffany’s promise ring to love, respect and be faithful to her until we are ready to get married. She’s my rock.
As for self-shot videos, I am currently using ManyVids, OnlyFans and Pornhub. I sell full-length scenes on ManyVids, cut the scenes up and trickle them onto my OnlyFans for subscription users, then use short clips to make ad revenue on Pornhub. I also try to list content for sale on Modelhub as well.
XBIZ: As far as your clips and premium social media content, what are the biggest ways you have evolved as an independent creator over the years?
Kisses: I feel that, over the years, working in mainstream adult porn has taught me so many valuable lessons. It wasn’t until September 2019 that I took making clips seriously. I was about to be going in for a major surgery and realized I would have to spend a few months away from work.
I have always been able to make quick money on Chaturbate, but residual income is a department in which I was lacking. So I took my knowledge of the industry, a cheap $400 Sony point-and-shoot camera, and started contacting performers who I was interested in working with. I started learning the equipment, while spending countless hours trying to achieve the look I wanted.
I now have very expensive equipment, including two high-end cameras and lenses, gimbals, decent lighting and sound. We now shoot in log and are recording in 4K. Learning how to shoot manually was the biggest step for me and I still feel as if I know just the basics.
XBIZ: How do you engage fans on social media, with a mix of authenticity and intimacy?
KISSES: On my social media accounts I try to only post positivity. I rarely like to share an opinion on sensitive topics as I feel that we all have our own and I’m not trying to shame others but rather set a good example. With that being said, I like to have fun and joke around, but it’s also a place for me to reach out when I’m horny.
In my personal life, I am such an exhibitionist, and going on Twitter to let my fans know I’m thinking about sucking a cock is a complete turn-on for me. I do like to please the companies I work for and advertise my scenes, but I try to do it in a fun, interactive way and add in a mix of “link-less” nudes or selfies.
XBIZ: What are your highest-selling clips and how do you balance producing more of those, while also trying out new themes or genres?
Kisses: I feel that my highest-selling clips are the scenes with the most chemistry. When I watch porn I am usually viewing amateur. I was thinking about what turns me on about it, and I realized it’s not the poor grainy quality, but watching someone have actual sex is so hot to me.
I always try to reproduce this on set by selecting models that are overly enthusiastic about working with me, or vice versa. I always give my models a chance to tell me what they are into and cater the scene to them. I’m such a sexual person, I feel I can enjoy it all. As far as genres are concerned, I like to limit the amount of segregation and just view people as people. I’m a very sexually fluid person and am turned on by so many different body types and sexualities, which I’m sure my fan base is well aware of, and this in turn helps to open minds. I have had people tell me that I am the first trans person they are viewing, as well as others telling me that they never thought they would like watching me fuck pussy.
XBIZ: Which lessons from shooting traditional studio porn on professional sets have been helpful in elevating your clips game?
Kisses: There are seriously so many. Also, I would like to add that I’m not just utilizing studio-learned knowledge, but also knowledge that I have learned from some of my friends in the industry who also self-produce. I really look up to Christian XXX, Lance Hart, Owen Gray and Will Tile.
Christian has been a phone call away and has been a huge influence on me from the beginning. Lance has taught me that paying models can be so much better all around, as opposed to doing content trades. His level of professionalism has inspired me to approach shoots with a studio-quality set. Owen has some of the hottest content and although I’ve never met him in person, I realized from his site that stepping behind the camera for some shoots can help lean the fan base to a more general one. I would eventually like to start shooting other trans models for my site because of this. Will Tile has been a good friend of mine and his work ethic is really inspiring.
As for studio knowledge, I am slating, taking B roll, getting softcore and using multiple angles. My paperwork is thicker than I am, and most importantly, I go over testing, as well as do's and don’ts before every scene.
XBIZ: Talk about your YouTube channel and the kind of SFW content you produce on there.
Kisses: When I first met my girlfriend Kylie Le Beau, she was a YouTube vlogger, which was something I’ve always been interested in. We are a very interesting couple, just from the surface, but we do so many extraordinary things that we decided to make a channel and document our lives together.
We love to travel and enjoy the outdoors, so our fans can definitely find that type of content there. We want to have fun with the channel and do a diverse amount of content such as mukbangs, vlogs, tutorials and so much more. I really want our fans to have a better insight to who we are as a couple and to provide an aspect of life others may not be aware existed.
XBIZ: Who are your biggest inspirations in both the industry and in mainstream?
Kisses: Some of my biggest inspirations in the adult industry would be, hands down, Lance Hart, Ginger Banks, Foxxy, Morgan Bailey, Christian XXX and Phoenix Marie. Lance and Ginger for the impact they have had on the community; Foxxy and Morgan for being so loving and accepting of me — I’ve looked up to them since pre-industry — and Christian and Phoenix for being such hardworking and good friends to me since I’ve been here. As for mainstream, I really look up to directors like Quentin Tarantino and actresses who interview, like Aubrey Plaza. I’m also a huge fan of the H3 Podcast and Bon Appétit on YouTube. They are definitely channels I take inspiration from.
XBIZ: How has the trans market changed over time as far as the type of porn being produced, what seems popular and the overall inclusion of trans stars in the industry?
Kisses: The trans market has changed drastically since I started in 2016. My first award was the “Shemale Stroker” award and it was also the last year that word had been implemented in most award shows and porn in general. There are still so many hardworking individuals who fail to receive the kind of accommodations a cis person would, but overall during award season I’ve noticed an increase in the number of awards given to trans performers, companies and titles.
When I first started, a cisgender female model could potentially get “blacklisted” for doing a trans scene, and now it seems to be what every major award-winning star is doing. I’ve had the pleasure to work with so many big names that have told me how happy they were to be able to work with me, that they are no longer with their agent or their agent no longer cares that they do scenes with trans women.
It’s crazy to think this type of discrimination ever existed and there are still models that I am counting the days until they leave their agent and am finally able to work with them. I have shot for several mainstream companies that I never thought would shoot trans scenes and I definitely can’t wait to see what’s in store for us down the road.
XBIZ: Any big ambitions for the coming year and beyond?
Kisses: Right before isolation went into effect, I was scheduling around 15 scenes with major names for the launch of my upcoming site. As soon as it is safe to do so, I plan on making the bookings and continuing with our plans to prepare the site launch. I don’t want to give away too many spoilers, but the models we have interested are some of the best and ones I’ve known and worked with personally.
Since we have been stuck indoors during the pandemic, we have been working around the clock watching tutorials, learning the camera and purchasing new top-of-the-line equipment. I also have multiple mainstream scenes that I’m dying for their release, as well as others that are in the planning stages. All of these scenes I’m overly ecstatic to share and create.
I’d like to add that as I was writing this article I was informed I won the Transgender Erotica Award Show’s “Best Solo Model” award, as well as “Cam Performer of the Year” award. I also placed second on Chaturbate’s YouTube video contest, earning me $25 thousand! So, thank you all very much. This has been such a delight to share my story and a memorable experience to say the least.
