MARCH 2023: Aria Ryleigh 💖

I almost lost my financial aid when I was in college and needed to make $2,000 quickly to pay for my summer classes to keep the aid. I made the money in less than a week and fell in love with the fast cash.

I truly believe that your energy is everything. Your looks will put your foot in the door, but personality will sell the big deal. I made sure that I was hot and always having a good time , and I used my stage sets to express myself and have as much fun up there as possible.

There was a guy that came in two nights in a row. He got super drunk the first night and kept saying “I looooove you!” He spent so much money that night. The second night he came in and told me that he couldn’t spend any money because he spent too much the last night so he put a limit on his card. I hugged him and told him that I had to work. He ended up getting really drunk and busted in on a room that I was doing with someone else and bought me out for the rest of the night using his Venmo. I will forever miss that man.

I was able to take two years off of work and focus on my passions and move across the country.

I feel like we need more female managers. The men that run the clubs don’t seem to care about our well being. We are just money to them, but they couldn’t make the money without us.

Know your worth. Stay diligent in that.

My confidence is attributed to dancing. You really have to believe in yourself to get out there and hustle and subject yourself to rejection. Once you’re able to be naked in front of strangers, I don’t think anything can stop you.

Drinking. I got to a point where I was throwing 6-10 shots of tequila back a night. My mental health was in the gutter.

It’s important to take breaks. I also do Tai Chi and it keeps me grounded.

I met a girl (let’s call her cloud). She was absolutely fabulous. A black Barbie doll. She was a hustler and she lived life on her own terms. She didn’t have a job but she was WEALTHY. An inspiration. We became friends and I asked her how she could afford her lifestyle without a “real job.” (I was a baby stripper at the time) she took me under her wing and showed me the ropes and I’m forever grateful.

It can be a little rough because people judge you immediately, but at the end of the day… it’s important to remember that this is YOUR life. SW paid for the beautiful life that I have right now. I am grateful. The haters are going to be mad regardless because they aren’t happy.

For me, it was. Having a man spend $15,000-$20,000 on you in a night is POWERFUL. It taught me not to settle.

Know your worth. Don’t settle for the bare minimum because you want to be “nice.” Don’t be nice. Get your money.