Jessica Bay was born on New Year's Eve in Kansas City, Missouri, USA to Joseph, an account executive for Black & Decker and Joy, a counselor for Kansas City School District. She has four older sisters, Melodie, Stephanie, Johnnie and Angelisa. During her last semester as an Engineer major at Kansas State University, she realized her true passion was in the world of entertainment. After graduation, she began studying theater and the performing arts in Kansas City then moved to Los Angeles in May of 2009 to continue pursuing the craft.