Jamie Clayton
- Birth Name: Sebastián Elvira, born on January 15, 1978
- Transitioned: At the age of 19
- Known for:
- Staring in the Netflix original series Sense8 as Nomi Marks
- Staring in the third season of the Netflix series Designated Survivor as Sasha Booker
- Staring in Showtime series The L Word: Generation Q as Tess Van De Berg
Jamie, in addition to being a well-known actress, is also a makeup artist. She was a cast member on VH1’s first season of the makeover show TRANSform Me. Out magazine honored her in 2011 as part of their annual “Out 100” awards.
About trans identity, she said, “I think what people need to realize is that, with trans people, we’re like everybody else. No group of people are the same. All women are not the same, men are not the same,andl children are not the same. It’s the same thing with trans people – we’re all so different, we have different goals, different dreams, and different aspirations.”
Jamie Clayton
Laverne Cox
- Birth Name: Roderick Leverne Cox, born on May 29, 1972
- Transitioned: Started the transition process in her 20s
- Known for:
- Co-hosting and co-producing VH1 series TRANSform Me
- Staring in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black as Sophia Burset
- Staring in the CBS series Doubt as Cameron Wirth
Laverne is the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in acting. She was the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Time in 2014 and the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan, South African edition, in 2018. She is also the first transgender person to have a wax statue of herself created by Madame Tussauds.
About her experience as a trans woman, Laverne explains, “I felt the opposite of cute. People misgendering me, calling me a man, and said I looked like a man got to me and made me feel insecure. It kept me from seeing myself clearly and loving what I saw. I look back on this young woman and want to give her the love I didn’t know how to back then. It’s not too late. #TransIsBeautiful.”
Laverne Cox
