Independent circuit (2014–2016) Estrella-Kadlec trained under Tom Caiazzo at the American Premier Wrestling training facility in
Statesboro, Georgia. She made her debut for the promotion in 2014, later winning the company's World Heavyweight Championship. Three months later, in her first appearance on the
NXT television program, Evans teamed with
Sarah Bridges in a tag team match which they lost to the team of
Billie Kay and Peyton Royce. In 2017, Estrella was given the ring name Lacey Evans, which is coincidentally, her sister's maiden name. In July, Evans participated in the inaugural
Mae Young Classic, defeating
Taynara Conti in the first round, but losing to
Toni Storm in the second round. On the January 17, 2018, episode of
NXT, Evans established herself as a
heel. In April, Evans started a
feud with
Kairi Sane, as the two exchanged victories and attacked each other throughout the next few weeks. Eventually, Evans lost to Sane on the June 6 episode of
NXT to end their feud. Throughout the rest of the year, Evans started a winning streak, defeating the likes of
Dakota Kai and
Candice LeRae.
Main roster (2018–2023) On the December 17, 2018, episode of
Raw, Evans was advertised as one of six NXT wrestlers about to move to the main roster. In January 2019, she participated in the women's
Royal Rumble match at the
Royal Rumble. She entered the match at number 1 and lasted over 29 minutes, eliminating
The IIconics (
Billie Kay and
Peyton Royce), before she was eliminated by
Charlotte Flair. After that, Evans began appearing on
Raw,
SmackDown, and at
pay-per-views to interrupt various segments and matches by walking out on stage, waving to the crowd, and leaving. Shortly after
WrestleMania 35, Evans was drafted to the
Raw brand as part of the
2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, and placed in her first feud on the main roster as she continuously attacked
Raw and
SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch. This led to a title match between the two for the Raw Women's Championship at
Money in the Bank, where Evans lost to Lynch via
submission. A few minutes later, Evans helped Flair win the SmackDown Women's Championship from Lynch. Throughout mid-2019, Evans continued to feud with Lynch and was defeated by her at
Stomping Grounds, she lost again to Lynch, and in the main event, was
Baron Corbin's choice for a special referee for the
WWE Universal Championship match, due to
Seth Rollins dating Lynch. At
Extreme Rules, Evans and Corbin challenged Lynch and Rollins for their respective titles in a
last chance extreme rules mixed tag team match, where they failed to win the match after Rollins pinned Corbin, thus ending her feud with Lynch. As part of the
2019 Draft in October, Evans was drafted to the
SmackDown brand. At
Crown Jewel, Evans and Natalya became the first female wrestlers to wrestle in Saudi Arabia, where Evans lost. At
Survivor Series, Evans then went on to compete in the 15 woman elimination tag match, where Team NXT ultimately won. On the November 29 episode of
SmackDown, Evans took exception to Banks and Bayley insulting the SmackDown roster, particularly the women, for losing to Team NXT at Survivor Series. After exchanging insults, Evans hit Banks and left the ring, thus turning
face. In 2020, at the
Royal Rumble, Evans challenged Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship in a losing effort. At
WrestleMania 36, Evans was part of a five-way elimination match for the SmackDown Women's Champion. Evans lost the match after being pinned by Bayley due to
interference by Banks. On the April 24 episode of
SmackDown, Evans won against Banks in a qualifying match for the opportunity to be in the Women's
Money in the Bank ladder match. At
Money in the Bank, Evans was unsuccessful in the namesake match, as she was pulled down a ladder by
Asuka, who went on to win. On the July 10 episode of
SmackDown, Evans attacked
Naomi, after she lost a karaoke contest to her, thus turning heel once again. As part of the
2020 Draft, Evans was drafted to the Raw brand. On the January 4, 2021, episode of
Raw, Evans started a storyline with
Ric Flair when, during a match against
WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair and Asuka, Evans flirted with Ric. During the following weeks, Ric managed Evans, usually distracting his daughter Charlotte, including a participation in the women's
Royal Rumble. On February 15, Evans' real-life pregnancy was announced and incorporated into a storyline on that night's episode of
Raw, in which Ric was implied to be the father. Evans was scheduled to face Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship at
Elimination Chamber, but the match was canceled due to her pregnancy; the storyline with Ric and Charlotte was cancelled as a result. She was reportedly planned to win the title at the event. After over one year of inactivity due to her pregnancy, on the April 8, 2022, episode of
SmackDown, Evans returned to the show as a face in a
vignette talking about her life, taking on a military inspired character, but she was drafted to Raw as a militaristic heel character. Weeks later, she was moved to SmackDown again. On the June 10 episode of
SmackDown, Evans made her in-ring return, turning again into a face character, defeating
Xia Li to qualify for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match. At
Money in the Bank, she was unsuccessful in winning the match. On the following episode of
SmackDown, Evans turned heel when she berated the fans and attacked her tag team partner
Aliyah. The same thing would occur on the next two episodes of
SmackDown. The two were supposed to have a match on the July 29 episode, Starting on the December 2 episode, vignettes aired showing Evans training in the military, adopting the
cobra clutch as her finisher. This character drew criticism from
Sgt. Slaughter, a wrestler who also had a military-based character and used the cobra clutch as his finisher. Evans' last match was a
dark match on the July 7, 2023 episode of
SmackDown before leaving WWE in August. During an appearance on
Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Evans explained WWE was never her passion. == Other media ==