This article originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of AVN magazine. Click here to see a copy of the digital edition.
Home State: Texas | Age: 33 | Height: 6-foot-3 | Weight: 200 pounds | Hair: Blond | Eyes: Blue
OK, ladies. Take a gander at Dray Stone, one of adult’s newest denizens. Buff, blond and blue-eyed, he’s 6 feet and 3 inches of Texas beef. And he’s looking to add “porn star” to a résumé that already includes bartender and firefighter.
Why go into adult? Perhaps it’s the only job that could offer bigger thrills than fighting fires. According to Stone, “There’s no way after you’re a firefighter that you could do anything else. … If you’re sitting here as a guy saying you’re a firefighter and a porn star, I don’t see that there’s two [better] professions anywhere.”
When he spoke to AVN, Stone had just done some scenes for BrickYates.com and was still looking to kick-start his career, having signed recently with OC Modeling. “All the dudes from OC are booked solid,” he said. “That was a factor with me signing with them. I’m taking on one of the hardest things to do—trying to be male talent. It’s not an easy thing.”
But maybe the challenge is part of the appeal. “I do a lot of anything in competitive sports. Golf, pool, bowling, chess—I’m really good at chess; nobody can even beat me at chess—I’ve been playing since I was 7,” Stone said. “I get good at things that are hard to get good at. … I just like bettering myself.”
As part of the path toward bettering himself, Stone did his homework. “I researched the industry and I knew the industry inside and out. ... That’s a huge, huge way to show an employer or an agency that you’re setting yourself apart from everyone. I just studied, researched and everything. I knew my best shot would be at the AVNs [AVN Adult Entertainment Expo]. I turned down three or four agencies—people were offering me contracts—because I wasn’t ready. I didn’t feel it yet. You’ll know when it happens. I was told to wait for the AVNs. … And then I hit the AVNs and—it was crazy. I didn’t know anything; I was just thrown in. I don’t even remember half the time. But it was cool, though.”
Asked what he absorbed at the January show, Stone said, “I learned that guys need to do whatever it takes to get into the industry if you’re going to do it. But the most thing I learned there is how many people are in the industry, from the back to the front to the tech guy. I mean it’s a huge thing—it’s not just shooting a scene and uploading it. It’s a big, big industry. Even me coming in as male talent, if I’m smart—and I consider myself somewhat smart—I’m going to take in everything like a sponge. The directing, the editing, where the camera is, the photographer, my agent, the producer—what they’re all doing. I’m going to take it in; I’m going to learn everything.”
Stone is from a small community in Texas, but it was just a half-hour away from a metropolis. “I was always going to town,” he said. “I slept in a small town, I grew up in a small town, but I was always in the city.” Since September of last year he’s been in California, splitting his time between two very big cities: San Diego and Los Angeles.
Asked which he likes better, Stone said, “I fit more in L.A. The people, I get along better. The girls are way more my type. But San Diego is so beautiful. … You go to downtown San Diego, and it is the place to be. … I mean, it is gorgeous. Every girl has the biggest booty, the littlest dog and the most money. I swear to you. And they’re all like that.”
But when it comes to his career, he’s got his eye on living in L.A. He wants to start performing for producers and directors here so they can see “This guy’s dope, he’s got an 8-pack, he can pop huge, he’s reliable,” Stone said. “Once I get that reputation, then I’m going to find a place in the valley.”
Book Dray Stone through OCModeling.com. Follow him on Twitter and at DreamLover.com/draystonexxx.
Photo above by Chris King/ReelSeduction.com. Click here for more photos of Dray Stone and other performers shot on AVN's talent nights, sponsored by MyFreeCams.com and Porndoe.com.
