Grace's strong presence translated well on stage. Her performances were unique spectacles as she adapted various personas and wore outlandish costumes. Her most memorable performance was at the Paradise Garage in 1985, wherein she collaborated with legendary visual artist Keith Haring for her costume. Grace Jones never achieved mainstream musical success, but most of her singles became hits in dance clubs and many could be regarded as classics.Grace Jones film work started when she played Bond girl May Day in the 1985 James Bond movie ''A View to a Kill''. She later had a role in the 1992 Eddie Murphy film ''Boomerang''. In 1986 she was a vampire in the film ''Vamp''. Earlier in her acting career, she starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain in 1984's Conan the Destroyer. She also appeared in one episode of the Beastmaster television series as the Impatra Warrior, dressed in complete West African costume.She appeared in the September 1987 issue of ''Playboy'' magazine with Dolph Lundgren.
In April 2005, she was escorted off a train by British police after a row with a female ticket inspector. She had been asked to pay extra for a seat upgrade.