Jenn Lyon

Lyon grew up in small towns in North Carolina. She is the daughter of a former Methodist minister. She moved around the state a few times growing up for her father's work.^[1] She attended Ferndale Middle School and High Point Central High School. She went on to study at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating in 2003.^[2][3]

Upon graduation, Lyon moved to New York where she worked in theatre and formed her own comedy sketch troupe POYKPAC in 2006.^[2][4] Her work with POYKPAC, led to her co-starring in the IFC web comedy television series Good Morning Internet!.^[5] As a member of POYKPAC, she was one of its writers and producers.^[6]

In 2011, she guest starred in Army Wives and Louie, before being cast in a recurring role as Lindsey Salazar in the FX series Justified, appearing in the series from 2012–2013.^[7] In 2013, she was cast as Mackenzie Bradford-Lopez in the FX sitcom Saint George, starring George Lopez, playing the ex-wife of Lopez's character.^[8]

Lyon married her long-term partner Taige Jensen at the Astoria World Manor in Queens in October 2019. The ceremony was officiated by her father. The couple had met 13 years earlier at a sketch comedy show in Brooklyn.^[9]

Lyon has opened up about her experiences with disordered eating and receiving treatment from the Renfrew Center.^[10] She considers herself a feminist and has vocally supported reproductive rights, body positivity, and other movements.^[11]