Carey was born on October 10, 1985 in San Antonio, Texas. He is of Filipino and Portuguese descent. Carey went to school for graphic and web design. He is a certified optician.
Career
Carey as Phi Phi O'Hara was announced as one of the thirteen contestants for RuPaul's Drag Race season 4 on November 13, 2011. He achieved a runner-up position. In 2012, Carey was invited back as a contestant on , but declined to participate in the competition due to personal reasons. He came back for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in 2016 and initially made it to top 5, but after the return of two previously eliminated contestants placed seventh overall. He has been featured in the music videos for "Stranger" by Chris Malinchak, "Battle Axe" by Sharon Needles, "Ratchet Christmas" by Jiggly Caliente and "I Call Shade" by RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars winner Trinity The Tuck. Carey made news headlines across the web with a project called "365 Days of Drag". His original goal was to post one photo in drag every day of 2016. Carey successfully completed all 365 looks, posting the final look on January 1, 2017. The final outfit was a gown made of hundreds of printed photographs that featured all of the looks from the series. In 2017, Carey organized a drag benefit show to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, which featured other Drag Race alumni. The event took place on November 6, 2017 in Minneapolis and raised over $80,000. In October 2019, Carey successfully completed another photo series called "31 Days of Wizardry". Each day he transformed himself into a different character from the Harry Potter universe.
Music
Carey has been releasing music as Phi Phi O'Hara since 2014, but he started performing under his real name as well in 2015. His debut albumFever Heart was released on October 14, 2016. He is featured in the first three volumes of the Christmas Queens albums with "O Come, All Ye Faithful", "Fireside" and "Naughty or Nice". In 2018, Carey recorded a duet with Jiggly Caliente for her album T.H.O.T. Process called "Beat of My City".
Awards
In 2017, Carey won a "People That Inspire Us AKA The Wind Beneath My Wings Award" at The WOWIE Awards for organizing the Queens United Show, a drag benefit show that raised funds for the hurricane victims in Puerto Rico.
Personal life
In 2017, Carey married his longtime boyfriend, Mikhael.
