Ts Madison (Miami, Florida; October 22, 1977), also known as Maddie, is an American reality television personality, actress, former pornographic actress, and LGBT activist. With the reality show The Ts Madison Experience, she became the first black trans woman to star in and executive produce her own reality television series.
Madison rose to fame in 2013 after going viral following the release of a Vine clip titled “New Weave 22 Inches.” In the video, she appears naked. During this time, Madison was starring in adult films and running a successful production company.
On the LGBTQ&A podcast, Madison said she started doing sex work after being fired from several jobs for being trans. “I was determined never to be broke again in my life. Not to have to worry about where I’m going to live, how I’m going to pay my bills, because I came from a time when I really had to worry about that. And this was a place of safety for me.”
After becoming a viral sensation, Madison signed a recording and media deal with Pink Money Records in 2014 and released her first single, Feeling My Fish, shortly thereafter. In 2016, Madison released her debut album, The New Supreme, and appeared with Ellis Miah and RuPaul on the song Drop. In 2021, she collaborated with Todrick Hall on the song DICK THIS BIG. With World of Wonder, she starred in two web series, Wait a Minute and Lemme Pick You Up. In 2015, she published her memoir, A Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen.
Madison has had roles in the film Zola and the Netflix romantic comedy The Perfect Find. Janicza Bravo, the director of Zola, told The New York Times that she discovered Madison through her viral Vine video, watching it “maybe 20 times in a row. I became obsessed with her.” Madison appeared in Bros, “the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film features a “historic all-LGBTQ lead cast.”
Madison has made multiple appearances as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. In 2019, Silky Nutmeg Ganache portrayed Madison in the “Snatch Game” episode of season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and won the episode.
In 2021, The Ts Madison Experience debuted on We TV, making Madison the first Black trans woman to star in her own reality show. Madison also served as an executive producer on the series. In February 2021, Madison shared her experiences and insights on the erasure of Black trans love in a Facebook panel. In 2022, WE tv announced that The Ts Madison Experience had been renewed for a second season.
Madison’s voice is sampled in the song “Cozy” from Beyoncé’s 2022 album Renaissance.
Madison was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Transgender Erotica Awards, hosted by Grooby Productions, and received a standing ovation. In 2019, she was honored in Out magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential LGBT People. In 2022, she won the WOWIE Award for Best Viral Moment. In 2022, Madison and Dominique Morgan were chosen as Grand Marshals of the New York Pride Parade.
1st Photo taken by DVSROSS at RuPaul’s Dragcon 2017 / CC BY
2nd Photo taken by DVSROSS at NYC Pride 2022 / CC BY
3rd Photo taken by Bob B. Brown at RuPaul’s Dragcon 2017 / CC BY
Last updated: November 10, 2025
