A Girl Like Grace, follows seventeen-year-old "Grace" (Ryan Destiny), who grows up in a dysfunctional home raised by her single mother "Lisa" (Garcelle Beauvais). Entering her senior year of high school, Grace fights for acceptance in the world while being bullied at school by "Mary" (Raven Symone).

Grace looks for guidance from her best friend "Andrea" (Paige Hurd) and becomes heavily influenced by Andrea's older sister "Share" (Meagan Good). Grace spirals into a dark world of sex, rebellion and her idea of womanhood. Faced with life's cruelty, Grace must find a way to make peace with herself and claim her own beauty in this gritty yet relatable coming-of-age story.