Crissy was born Chris Bankhead to Tallulah Mae Bankhead AKA Granny Mae. Chris was born with a Transgender Condition that made him feel as if he were really a girl. He left home at 16 to live his life in New Orleans as he felt complete as a woman. Her Maw Maw Nanny gave her the money in her will to complete his journey into womanhood. So following GRS Crissy is now legally and Physically the female she always felt herself  to be.