A 19-year-old OnlyFans creator known for promoting conservative “trad wife” values is pushing back against a proposed 50% “sin tax” on earnings from the platform, calling the plan a political stunt rooted in hypocrisy.
Anya Lacey, a Florida-based influencer with a strong online following, criticized gubernatorial candidate James Fishback’s proposal that would impose a significant state tax on OnlyFans income.
Fishback, a long-shot contender in the Republican primary, announced the plan this week as part of his campaign platform. He claimed the measure would generate $200 million annually for public schools while discouraging what he called “online degeneracy.”
“As Florida governor in year one, I will push for the first-of-its-kind OnlyFans Sin Tax,” Fishback posted Wednesday on X. “If you are a so-called OnlyFans creator in Florida, you are going to pay 50% to the state on whatever you so-called earn via that online degeneracy platform.”
Lacey, who blends traditional values with adult content on her subscription page, responded with sharp criticism.
“Miami was basically built off the cocaine trade, so it’s rich for anyone to claim some moral high ground now,” she said. “This state has never been a stranger to people making money in ways the general public might not approve of. Let’s not rewrite history.”
She also pointed to adult content consumption data, noting that more than half of U.S. adults have viewed pornography, with 27% doing so within the past month.
“Those are the numbers of those surveyed who admit it. That figure is likely much higher,” Lacey said. “If you’re assuming the public will vote for this, you’re also assuming a quarter of them don’t consume this content. That’s just false. And to act like no one in the Senate or House is watching this stuff is delusional.”
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Lacey argued that the tax unfairly targets creators based on platform rather than content.
“I’ve posted fishing videos, baking content, videos with my pets. None of that is porn,” she said. “But because it’s on OnlyFans, I’m supposed to be taxed for it like it’s a moral sin?”
She questioned how lawmakers would draw the line between adult content and other forms of entertainment.
“Are you going to tax every nude scene in a Hollywood movie? Every racy photo on Instagram? Every advertisement that has scantily clad women in it?” she asked.
Lacey said the proposed tax singles out independent creators, especially women who control their own content.
“If you’re taxing OnlyFans creators 50%, are you taxing the directors? The producers? The studio landlords? Or is this only about punishing independent women?” she said.
Lacey previously launched a dating platform promoting traditional relationships. She said the proposed tax would not push her offline.
“OnlyFans already takes 20%, creators have expenses producing the content themselves, and now Fishback wants half of what’s left?” she said. “If you believe in capitalism and small government, this goes against everything conservatives claim to stand for.”
“This isn’t about morality,” she added. “It’s about control.”