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

YearCeremonyResultAwardWork
2012AVN AwardBest New Starlet
2012AVN AwardBest Oral Sex Scene Orgasmic Oralists
2012AVN AwardBest POV Sex Scene POV Punx 4
2012AVN AwardBest Three-Way Sex Scene Shut Up and Fuck
2012AVN AwardBest Three-Way Sex Scene Slut Puppies 5
2012Urban X AwardFemale Performer of the Year
2012Urban X AwardOrgasmic Oralist
2012Urban X AwardBest 3 Way Sex Scene Hitch Hikers 2
2012Urban X AwardBest Anal Sex Scene Black Anal Addiction
2012Urban X AwardBest Couple Sex Scene Black Diamonds
2012Urban X AwardBest Couple Sex Scene Porn's Top Black Models 3
2012XBIZ AwardNew Starlet of the Year
2013AVN AwardBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene Meet Bonnie
2013AVN AwardBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene Mind Fuck
2013AVN AwardBest Anal Sex Scene Nacho Vidal: The Sexual Messiah
2013AVN AwardBest Girl/Girl Sex Scene Interracial Lesbian Romance
2013AVN AwardBest Group Sex Scene Official The Hangover Parody
2013AVN AwardBest Three-Way Sex Scene Joanna Angel: Filthy Whore
2013AVN AwardFemale Performer of the Year
2013XBIZ AwardFemale Performer of the Year
2013XBIZ AwardBest Supporting ActressRevenge of the Petites
2013XRCO AwardFemale Performer of the Year
2013XRCO AwardOrgasmic Analist
2014AVN AwardFemale Performer of the Year
2014AVN AwardBest Boy/Girl Sex Scene Deep Pussy
2014AVN AwardBest Girl/Girl Sex Scene The Walking Dead
2014AVN AwardBest Group Sex Scene Orgy University
2014AVN AwardBest Group Sex Scene Skin Diamond: No Limits
2014AVN AwardBest Anal Sex Scene Skin
2014AVN AwardBest Double Penetration Sex Scene Skin
2014AVN AwardBest Oral Sex SceneSkin
2014XBIZ AwardBest Scene – Non-Feature Release Skin
2014XBIZ AwardFemale Performer of the Year
2014XRCO AwardFemale Performer of the Year
2014XRCO AwardSuperslut
2014XRCO AwardOrgasmic Oralist
2014XRCO AwardOrgasmic Analist
2015AVN AwardBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene Alexis & Asa
2015AVN AwardBest Anal Sex Scene Rocco's Coming in America
2015AVN AwardBest Double Penetration Sex Scene Performers of the Year 2014
2015AVN AwardBest Supporting ActressThe Doctor Whore Porn Parody
2015AVN AwardBest Three-Way Sex Scene Maddy O'Reilly Is Slutwoman
2015AVN AwardPerformer of the Year
2015AVN AwardMainstream Star of the Year
2015AVN AwardMost Outrageous Sex Scene Dark Perversions 3
2015AVN AwardMost Outrageous Sex Scene Voracious: Season 2 Volume 4
2015XBIZ AwardFemale Performer of the Year
2015XBIZ AwardBest Actress—Feature MovieKillers
2015XBIZ AwardBest Scene – Feature Movie Killers
2015XBIZ AwardBest Scene – All-Girl Killers
2015XBIZ AwardBest Scene – Couples-Themed Release White Witch
2015XRCO AwardOrgasmic Analist
2015XRCO AwardMainstream Adult Media Favorite

Discography