Los Angeles, May 16 : Supermodel Tyra Banks is set to produce a new docu-series featuring transgender model-actress Carmen Carrera.

Titled "TransAmerica", the TV series will follow the lives of five transgender women living in Chicago, reports contactmusic. com.

Carrera will serve as a role model to the women as they build their careers, giving viewers an in-depth look at how their sexuality affects their lives.

Carrera became an icon and outspoken activist in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community after appearing on reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race" in 2011.(IANS)