Redding was born 1986 in Wilmington, North Caronlina.As a child,
she wanted to become a dancer, starting dance lessons at the age of three.
She was home-schooled and got her high-school diploma before the age
of sixteen. Because her father worked in IT, Stoya had access to a lot
of electronics and gaming equipment, which she says developed her love
for technology. At a later age, Stoya moved to Delaware, where she spent
a semester at Delaware College of Art and Design, but she later dropped
out. After relocating to Philadelphia, she attended a summer program at
UArts. Some of her jobs in Philadelphia included being a secretary, flier
distributor, and a go-go dancer.
STOYA IS AN AMERICAN PORNOGRAPHIC ACTRESS, WRITER, AND MODEL. STOYA CLAIMS SHE FOUND PORN THROUGH HER INTEREST IN BDSM VIA DETISH GROUPS ON THE INTERNET. ON NOVEMBER 29TH 2015, STOYA EXPRESSED HER SECRET THAT SHE WAS RAPED BY FELLOW PORN STAR JAMES DEEN, WHO PENETARTED HER WITHOUT HER CONCENT, WRITING ON TWITTER, "JAMES DEEN HELD ME DOWN AND FUCKED ME WHILE I SAID NO, STOP, USED MY SAFEWORD."