Early in her career, she appeared in television commercials for
Old Navy,
Verizon,
Logitech and
Neutrogena. She made her television acting debut in an episode of
Complete Savages in 2005. In 2007, Stevens West began portraying Ashleigh Howard on the
ABC Family comedy-drama television series
Greek. In a review released soon after the premiere of the show, the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called the show "light-hearted fun" and "authentic" while
The New York Times claimed that
Greek "captures the spirit of the hedge-fund age like nothing else." The series concluded after four seasons on March 7, 2011. She has appeared in films
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006),
Fired Up! (2009),
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012),
The Kitchen (2012) and
Jessabelle (2014). She has appeared in guest roles on
How I Met Your Mother,
Friends with Benefits,
Baby Daddy,
90210,
Ben and Kate and
New Girl. In 2011, Stevens West played the role of Mimi Marquez in the musical
Rent: Downtown L.A. She made a guest appearance as Joy Struthers on
CBS'
Criminal Minds, in the episode "Fate". In 2014, she appeared as
Jonah Hill's character's love interest called Maya in the comedy film
22 Jump Street. In 2015, Stevens West co-starred opposite
Jerrod Carmichael as Maxine in the
NBC comedy sitcom
The Carmichael Show. She portrayed a restaurant and bar designer Claire Davis opposite
Damon Wayans Jr. on
CBS' comedy television series
Happy Together (2018–2019). The series followed a young couple whose lives are suddenly thrown into chaos when a pop star moves into their home. In May 2021, Stevens starred as one of the four leads in the first season of the ensemble comedy
Run the World on
Starz. In November 2022, Stevens was a contestant on the daytime game show,
Pictionary. ==Personal life==