Chelcie Lynn (born August 9, 1987) is an American

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, actress and

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who began her internet career on the video sharing platform

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as her character, Trailer Trash Tammy. She posted her first original ''Vine'' in 2013 and moved to

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to continue sharing content after the platform was discontinued in 2017.

Career

She began her career on the video-sharing platform

, and began posting in 2013. Lynn created her YouTube channel on March 30, 2015. Lynn created her signature character "Trailer Trash Tammy" in 2013. The character is meant to depict a

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woman living in the

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. In 2017, she began doing

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videos from a car as her character, ''Trailer Trash Tammy''. Mukbanging is a popular style of vlogging in which the vlogger eats on camera, and interacts with the audience. She has collaborated with controversial mukbang YouTuber

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. As Vine's shutdown was announced in October 2016, Lynn began posting to YouTube more frequently as it served as an alternative for Vine. Vine was officially discontinued on January 17, 2017. In 2019, Lynn and

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collaborated to prank Bryan's mother, Caroline, into thinking that he was being attacked by an obsessed fan (Tammy) for Bryan's "12 Days of Prankmas". In June 2021, she was listed on

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's Top 10 Comics to Watch for 2021. In 2019, she began traveling performing stand-up comedy in various

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s and venues. Lynn has popularized other acts in her YouTube videos and comedy routine, including actress and comedienne Libbie Higgins, who portrays Tammy's fictional cousin "Crystal", and Justina Armistead, who portrays Tammy's fictional cousin "Gem." In 2022, Lynn and

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were shown on video

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at WWE

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Filmography

Movies

2024 Sweet Dreams

Skits

References

External links

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Trailer Trash Tammy's official website
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Chelcie Lynn
on

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