Lyla was born on February 23, 1990 in Newark, Delaware. She is of Latin descent. Little is known about her early life and education, but it is known that she worked as a gas station attendant and also as a webcam girl in her free time.Janel has stated that she lost her virginity when she was ten years old, which was shocking for a lot of people. But once it was known that she dated her current husband since she was thirteen years old, a lot of people found this fact about her early sexual experience to be valid and true.

Porn career
Lyla, whose real name is Janel A Wetzel, responded to a Craigslist ad which led her into the adult industry (in 2009). Lyla has been shooting both hardcore and softcore scenes, and has collaborated with notable productions such as Naughty America and BangBros. She has filmed plenty of hardcore scenes, but her fans can enjoy her work in bondage scenes, masturbation, lesbian, POV, Latina and interactive porn. Lyla retired from the industry in 2015.

Personal life
In 2007 Lyla Storm married fellow porn star, Jeremy Conway a.k.a Robert Hanlon.  On May 31, 2011 there was a big debate on Twitter (including fans, performers as well as Howard Stern) on Lyla’s marriage (and previous relationship) with Conway, who had stated that he dated her since 2003. It meant that he was 27 when Lyla was 13, which made him a pedophile. Also, there are rumors that Conway is gay. Besides working as a professional adult actress, Lyla is a legal prostitute at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada.