Stacey, born and raised in Dallas, Texas, attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in the United Kingdom and graduated with a degree in film from USC.
Her film credits include, Cindy in Mister Showman (2008), Amanda Bynes mother in Easy Girl (2010), Geoffrey Rush's wife Bonnie in the Coen Brother's film Intolérable cruauté (2003), Dana in Ghost World (2001), Barry Levinson's film Bandits (2001) and Steven Soderbergh's Oscar winning film Traffic (2000). Traffic was the recipient of SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast".
She has done recent dramatic turns on television in Life (2007), Private Practice (2007) and The Riches (2007). Her comedic performances include Men of a Certain Age (2009), Desperate Housewives (2004) and Entourage (2004) to name a few.
Stacey is a founding member of The Echo Theatre Company. With the theatre group Huggermugger, she played Countess Orsini in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 'Emilia Galotti' and in Victorien Sardou's 'A Scrap of Paper'.
Her brother Greg Travis is an actor and comedian who also resides in Los Angeles.