Lena the Plug's name explained after 'filing for divorce' from Adam22
Adult star Lena the Plug once revealed the origins of her unique name and what it actually means.
Lena, whose real name is Lena Nersesian, reportedly filed for divorce from her husband of three years Adam22, requesting custody of their daughter and division of a $1.1 million entertainment studio on her 35th birthday.
Now, a video of Lena speaking to comedian Jason Nash has resurfaced in which she spills the beans on where she got her unusual stage name.
Given Lena's profession in the adult entertainment industry, some might have previously assumed that her moniker was somehow connected to her job, given that there is a whole category of 'plug' which is associated with X-rated activities.
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But Lena revealed that, despite this being an obvious connection, this is not actually where she got it from at all.
How did Lena the Plug get her name?
"I wish I could tell it was something really fun and sexy," Lena told Nash.
She revealed that at a previous job, before she entered the adult industry, her boss referred to her as 'the plug'.
"My old boss called me 'the plug' because I was just a very good employee," Lena said, with this indicating that she was very 'plugged in' as an employee.
As for how she ended up becoming publicly known as this, Lena explained that people sometimes find her surname Nersesian difficult to pronounce, so she started going by 'Lena the Plug' on her social media channels.
And the rest, they say, is history.
Lena recently hit the headlines after reportedly filing for divorce from Adam Grandmaison, known online as Adam22, saying in the doc that the pair haven't been together since April 15.
In the filing, she claimed that she doesn't have access to any 'financial resources', with it stating: "I have no access to any financial resources in this marriage or actual financial information, so all amounts entered are estimates."
The pair were married for three years, and ran a podcast together where Lena would sleep with the guests, with this then being shared to their OnlyFans accounts.
Meanwhile, Adam would also create content with people outside of their relationship.
One notable person was adult performer Jason Luv, with Adam and Jason even staging a boxing match after he slept with Lena.
Lena the Plug and Adam22: Relationship timeline
2016: First reports of dating
Multiple outlets reported that the couple were in the early days of a relationship. Lena had been in the adult industry for around a year, while Adam had been working as a rapper and BMX rider.
According to E! News, Lena said she DM'd Adam after listening to him interview Dillon Francis on his No Jumper podcast in 2016.
2020: Lena and Adam welcome their daughter
Their daughter Parker was born in 2020, after they announced they were expecting on Valentine’s Day that year.
2021: The launch of their joint podcast, Plug Talk
This wasn't your usual, run-of-the-mill podcast, as after the pair would interview adult film figures, they'd have sex with them.
Monogamy was never a thing in their relationship anyway, with Adam previously explaining: "One of the first times we ever had sex, we FaceTimed this girl that we knew while hooking up.
"For a while, it was like we would go to the club, meet a girl and just have some crazy threesomes and just record it on our phone. Sometimes, she would end up putting it on her OnlyFans."
2023: Saying their 'I Dos' in Italy
After being engaged for two years, the couple tied the knot in Tuscany, Italy.
However, as fans know, being married doesn't mean they don't sleep with other people - they have both been involved with many sexual partners, many of which are shared online through their podcast and OnlyFans accounts.
2026: Adam takes on fellow adult star Jason Luv in the boxing ring
After Lena filmed some X-rated content with Jason with her husband's blessing, trolling online seemingly led to Adam wanting to face his wife's lover in a boxing match.
Jason said the fight was going ahead because Adam 'needed his manhood back', which wasn't ideal for the podcaster, as in the January bout, he ended up losing to Jason after just 73 seconds.
2026: Divorce rumors break
News broke that Lena and Adam filed for divorce, with documents seen by TMZ claiming she requested legal and physical custody of their daughter.
She also listed their date of separation as April 15, 2026 - nearly two months prior to her filing.
Adam poured fuel on the fire by posting some tongue-in-cheek Instagram Stories.
However, it all turned out to be a case of identity theft as Lena explained on social media that she and her husband are very much still together and love one another very much.
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Kit Roberts