Stacey York

Stacey York is a recurring character on Glee: The New Touch and the mother of Lydia York. She was created by TheWordyBirdy and is portrayed by Connie Britton.

Backstory
Stacey works as a prostitute and became pregnant with Lydia by a client. She tried to give Lydia the best life she could, but found that difficult because of her career and problems with addiction. Throughout all of Lydia's life, Stacey would bring home boyfriends who'd stay for weeks at a time. They'd treat both Stacey and Lydia horribly, abusing them both verbally and physically and Stacey sexually as well. She tries to turn over a new leaf, but always fails.