Definitions of Hays:

noun: a town in central Kansas
noun: United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
noun: United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
name: A surname (common: 1 in 7692 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #918)