Lane started in the pornographic film industry in 2004 after being scouted in Florida by Peter North, and she then flew out to California and signed with the then-new agency LA Direct Models. After signing with LA Direct Models, Lane's first scene in a pornographic film was with Ben English and Marco in 2004. She has since gone on to appear in over 600 films. In May 2007, Lane signed a two-year contract with Sin City for both acting and directing. In 2006, Lane was a finalist on the second season of Playboy TV reality show Jenna's American Sex Star, but she lost the prize in the final round. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2017.