Lindsay Elise Jones ( Tuggey; born September 6, 1989) is an American actor, director, gamer and host. They are known for their work with

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, and have provided the voices of

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in ''

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'' and in ''

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'' from 2013–2024.

Life and career

Jones was born and raised in

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. They attended, and graduated, the

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. While acting at the University of Texas, they used the

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of Lindsay Kavlin. Jones later joined

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, where they spent much of their time working on videos in the

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division. They were a director, writer and voice actor on ''X-Ray and Vav'', a cartoon series by Rooster Teeth. Additionally, Jones was the primary manager of Rooster Teeth's video gaming website

, and has appeared in many other Rooster Teeth productions such as ''

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'' and ''On the Spot''. In April 2012, they were added to the cast of three-time Podcast Award winner ''Internet Box''. In the 2019 companion book to the series, Jones said that they were attached to the podcast for Rooster Teeth as an audio editor and became friends with

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, with both talking about video games and anime for hours, and he presented the role of Ruby to them in the process. In the same book, Jones also recalled that Oum said they were socially awkward like Ruby and that they channeled the innocence of the character during their recordings, focusing on the performance rather than the tone.

Personal life

Jones married their long-time boyfriend Michael Jones on May 9, 2014. During Rooster Teeth's 2016

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livestream, the couple announced that they were expecting a daughter, due in June 2017. The couples first daughter was born on May 24, 2017. At RTX 2018, Jones announced that they were expecting a second child due in February 2019. The couple's second daughter was born February 18, 2019. In 2019, they hosted the

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Gaming Awards. In December 2020, Jones came out as non-binary, and stated they prefer they/them pronouns, though they are "okay with" she/her pronouns. In 2025, they also began using the nickname “Jax” as part of their non-binary identity.

Filmography

Films

Web Series

Video Games

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