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Though Jessicka's onstage behavior was often labeled as shocking, she never claimed to be a shock rocker. In fact, Jack Off Jill had more in common musically with [[riot grrl]] acts such as [[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]] and [[Bikini Kill]] than they did with [[Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids]], with whom Jack Off Jill would later be constantly compared. <ref> Gargano, Paul. [http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/frontrow/2818/metaledge.html Metal Edge Magazine 1997.]</ref> It did not help that after a four year relationship, then boyfriend [[Jeordie White|Twiggy Ramirez]], began to mimic Jessicka's dress and appearance, making critics' comparisons draw even closer. At this time Jessicka increasingly cut herself on and off stage, which earned her the title of [[Patron saint]] of [[self injury]], a line that would later resurface in the lyrics to Jack Off Jill's song, ''"When I Am Queen"''. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430391/19991213/story.jhtml MTV news December 13, 1999]</ref>
Jack Off Jill released several independent records and several [[Single (music)|7" singles]] on Jessicka's own label Rectum Records, all before her 21st birthday. It was not until she played a benefit show on [[April 8]], [[1994]] with legendary [[Minneapolis]] based [[grrl]] band [[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]] and [[7 Year Bitch]], that Jack Off Jill caught the eye of record labels. Jack Off Jill then caught the eyes and ears of Risk Records, who signed them in January 1997. The band released their first full-length ''Sexless Demons And Scars'', on September 9, 1997.
Once back in Los Angeles, Jessicka began to question her commitment to Jack Off Jill. At this time not only were she and band mate Robin Moulder not agreeing on the band's direction but she and mentor [[Brian Warner]] were no longer on speaking terms. The initial strain in their relationship was due to the involvement of Manson's ex-guitarist Scott Putesky in JOJ, and Jessicka's ongoing feud with [[ex boyfriend]], Twiggy Ramirez. In early 1998 after reading Manson's semi-autobiographical book [[The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell]], and finding her role in the story had been reduced to a mere mention as a groupie, she decided to contact Manson and clear the air. She found out that Manson believed that she had employed Putesky in retaliation to how she was negatively depicted in the book. Their renewed friendship is speculated to be the reason why by early 1999, Putesky was no longer a member of Jack Off Jill. By most accounts, the split was amicable. <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430393/19990219/story.jhtml MTV news February 19, 1999]</ref>
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