Kayla Rae Reid nació el 5 de julio de 1991 en Fairfax, Virginia, Estados Unidos. Está casada con Ryan Lochte desde el 9 de enero de 2018. Tienen tres niños.
[comment from 2015] I always want to be the best version of myself. As I say, if you dream it, you have it. Right now I feel like I can do anything, not only as a Playmate, but as an intellectual, determined, and driven woman.