Ashley St. Clair (born July 31, 1998) is an American influencer, author, and political commentator. She was an outspoken proponent of conservative and anti-transgender politics until 2026, when she denounced her previous anti-trans activism. St. Clair had a relationship with Elon Musk, with whom she has a child.
Career St. Clair was a longtime writer for the right-wing satirical news site The Babylon Bee and served as a brand ambassador for Turning Point USA. She became an outspoken proponent of right-wing ideologies and made appearances on Fox News to talk about declining birth rates. By January 2026, St. Clair had amassed over one million followers on Twitter.
St. Clair endorsed President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. She wrote the children's book Elephants Are Not Birds, which she billed as an unapologetic rebuke of transgender acceptance, and which was published by Christian conservative BRAVE Books. The book follows Kevin the Elephant as he "learns that even though he can sing, he is not a bird, even if Culture insists that he is".
Political shift In January 2026, in response to criticism by June Sternbach, St. Clair expressed on Twitter remorse for her previous anti-trans activism, saying "I feel immense guilt for my role", in particular towards her child's half-sister, Vivian Wilson. She wrote how she has been "trying incredibly hard privately to learn and advocate for those within the trans community that I've hurt" and expressed she did not know how to make amends. Musk responded by filing for full custody of their son, saying her apology implied she might try to "transition a one-year old boy". Also in January 2026, St. Clair stated that politically she identifies as "dark woke".
Personal life She attended the University of Colorado Colorado Springs before dropping out. St. Clair has two children: her son with Musk, and another son from a previous relationship.
Relationship with Elon Musk St. Clair first met Twitter owner Elon Musk on X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2023 and began exchanging direct messages with him. She gave birth to Musk's son in 2024. Musk was not on the child's birth certificate and had been unresponsive to St. Clair's messages despite previously acknowledging paternity in writing. Musk met their son on September 21, 2024, and spent two hours with him, followed by one hour the next day, then met him again for 30 minutes on November 30, 2024, and continued texting St. Clair thereafter.
On February 14, 2025, St. Clair publicly acknowledged the child's existence and Musk's paternity. On March 31, she sold her Tesla, which she said was because her child support payments had been cut by 60% as punishment by Musk for "disobedience". St. Clair announced she was starting a podcast, saying she needed to do so to avoid an imminent eviction.
St. Clair became a target for abuse from supporters of Musk. After the rollout of Twitter's Grok image-editing feature, St. Clair reported being deluged with images of herself that had been AI-edited to show her naked and in sexual positions, including some based on photos when she was underage. She said both Musk and Twitter did nothing to counteract the images. In January 2026, she filed suit in New York State against xAI for punitive and compensatory damages.
On September 8, 2026, The Daily Telegraph reported that St. Clair had rejected a $40 million offer from Musk to sign a non-disclosure agreement, so that she could appear in a new documentary film by Alex Gibney named Musk which had just premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
See also 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States Persecution of transgender people under the second Trump administration
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