Growing up in the small town of Stavely, Alberta an hour south of Calgary, Stokes was raised in her parents' small-town bar, and at eight years old was sneaking in on Friday afternoons to sing with the local jam band. Now a seasoned performer, Stokes has opened for acts including Doc Walker, Jann Arden, Ru-Pauls Drag Race superstar Trixie Mattel, and Jade Eagleson and was one of three artists selected to work with 19-time CCMA winner Terri Clark at the National Music Centre during their RBC Master in Residence program in 2019. She was the 2019 runner-up in Project WILD, a country focused artist development program run by WILD 95.3 FM (Calgary) and Alberta Music. Stokes cares deeply about empowering women in her community, and is an Artist in Residence at the Women’s Centre of Calgary for 2020.