Skin Diamond
Raylin Joy is an American actress, singer-songwriter, model and former pornographic actress who worked under the name Skin Diamond.
She has since retired from adult film to pursue other interests such as song writing and acting.
Early life
Diamond was born in Ventura, California. She was raised in Dunfermline where her parents moved as missionaries.Career
Diamond started her career as an alternative model posing for GodsGirls, before branching out into art modeling and fetish modeling for photographers in Europe and the United States. Her unique look attracted the attention of a wide variety of photographers.In 2009, she posed on the cover of Bizarre winning their first ever "Cover Girl Search" competition, after which she was signed to London-based modeling agency Girl Management. She also entered the adult film industry in 2009, performing her first scenes with Joanna Angel and James Deen for Burning Angel.
In 2011, she posed in an editorial campaign for i-D magazine's "The Exhibitionist Issue No. 312" wearing Louis Vuitton and American Apparel.
In 2012, Diamond posed for comic book artist David Mack, who portrayed her as Echo in the Marvel Comics miniseries .
Diamond first dabbled in the music industry with her 2013 song/music video, "Sex in a Slaughter House". which she wrote as part of a scene for Brazzers.
In 2014, Diamond was on CNBC's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars". Diamond also starred in the music video for American hip hop recording artist B.o.B, for his song "John Doe", which features Priscilla Renea.
Diamond was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for July 2014. That same year, she made her directorial debut with the film Skin Diamond's Dollhouse for Deviant Entertainment.
In 2015, Diamond was named Penthouse Penthouse Pet of the Year Runner-up.
In 2016, Diamond performed her last adult film scenes to pursue mainstream acting and singing full-time, after she was cast in the role of Dylan Quinn in Submission, a series on Showtime exploring BDSM themes. It was also during this time period that she launched her music project with the release of her first official single and music video under her real name, "Raylin Joy". She briefly posed for Dechristo Studios in 2019 in a shoot for Penthouse magazine
In April 2020 Diamond and eleven other adult/former adult actresses appeared in the music video for the G-Eazy song "Still Be Friends".
Personal life
Diamond has two piercings in her navel, and one in her right nostril. She is also well known for her distinctive shaved-on-one-side haircut; because of this, she has been featured in the column "Beauty Showdown" in the magazine Cosmopolitan. When she first entered the adult film industry, her hair was pink. She is bisexual.Filmography
Television
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Result | Award | Work |
2012 | AVN Award | Best New Starlet | ||
2012 | AVN Award | Best Oral Sex Scene | Orgasmic Oralists | |
2012 | AVN Award | Best POV Sex Scene | POV Punx 4 | |
2012 | AVN Award | Best Three-Way Sex Scene | Shut Up and Fuck | |
2012 | AVN Award | Best Three-Way Sex Scene | Slut Puppies 5 | |
2012 | Urban X Award | Female Performer of the Year | ||
2012 | Urban X Award | Orgasmic Oralist | ||
2012 | Urban X Award | Best 3 Way Sex Scene | Hitch Hikers 2 | |
2012 | Urban X Award | Best Anal Sex Scene | Black Anal Addiction | |
2012 | Urban X Award | Best Couple Sex Scene | Black Diamonds | |
2012 | Urban X Award | Best Couple Sex Scene | Porn's Top Black Models 3 | |
2012 | XBIZ Award | New Starlet of the Year | ||
2013 | AVN Award | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Meet Bonnie | |
2013 | AVN Award | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Mind Fuck | |
2013 | AVN Award | Best Anal Sex Scene | Nacho Vidal: The Sexual Messiah | |
2013 | AVN Award | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene | Interracial Lesbian Romance | |
2013 | AVN Award | Best Group Sex Scene | Official The Hangover Parody | |
2013 | AVN Award | Best Three-Way Sex Scene | Joanna Angel: Filthy Whore | |
2013 | AVN Award | Female Performer of the Year | ||
2013 | XBIZ Award | Female Performer of the Year | ||
2013 | XBIZ Award | Best Supporting Actress | Revenge of the Petites | |
2013 | XRCO Award | Female Performer of the Year | ||
2013 | XRCO Award | Orgasmic Analist | ||
2014 | AVN Award | Female Performer of the Year | ||
2014 | AVN Award | Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene | Deep Pussy | |
2014 | AVN Award | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene | The Walking Dead | |
2014 | AVN Award | Best Group Sex Scene | Orgy University | |
2014 | AVN Award | Best Group Sex Scene | Skin Diamond: No Limits | |
2014 | AVN Award | Best Anal Sex Scene | Skin | |
2014 | AVN Award | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene | Skin | |
2014 | AVN Award | Best Oral Sex Scene | Skin | |
2014 | XBIZ Award | Best Scene – Non-Feature Release | Skin | |
2014 | XBIZ Award | Female Performer of the Year | ||
2014 | XRCO Award | Female Performer of the Year | ||
2014 | XRCO Award | Superslut | ||
2014 | XRCO Award | Orgasmic Oralist | ||
2014 | XRCO Award | Orgasmic Analist | ||
2015 | AVN Award | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Alexis & Asa | |
2015 | AVN Award | Best Anal Sex Scene | Rocco's Coming in America | |
2015 | AVN Award | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene | Performers of the Year 2014 | |
2015 | AVN Award | Best Supporting Actress | The Doctor Whore Porn Parody | |
2015 | AVN Award | Best Three-Way Sex Scene | Maddy O'Reilly Is Slutwoman | |
2015 | AVN Award | Performer of the Year | ||
2015 | AVN Award | Mainstream Star of the Year | ||
2015 | AVN Award | Most Outrageous Sex Scene | Dark Perversions 3 | |
2015 | AVN Award | Most Outrageous Sex Scene | Voracious: Season 2 Volume 4 | |
2015 | XBIZ Award | Female Performer of the Year | ||
2015 | XBIZ Award | Best Actress—Feature Movie | Killers | |
2015 | XBIZ Award | Best Scene – Feature Movie | Killers | |
2015 | XBIZ Award | Best Scene – All-Girl | Killers | |
2015 | XBIZ Award | Best Scene – Couples-Themed Release | White Witch | |
2015 | XRCO Award | Orgasmic Analist | ||
2015 | XRCO Award | Mainstream Adult Media Favorite |