Jaremi Carey
Born
Jeremy Lee Carey[1]

(1985-10-10) October 10, 1985 (age 38)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
  • Drag performer
  • musician
  • actor
  • cosplayer
Years active2004–present
Known for

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 2)

Spouse
Mikhael Ortega
​
(m. 2017)​
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsProducer Entertainment Group

Jaremi Lee Carey (born Jeremy Lee Carey; October 10, 1985) is an American actor, streamer, singer, cosplay artist, and former drag performer who performed under the name Phi Phi O'Hara.[2][3] In the O'Hara persona, Carey came to international attention as the second runner-up on the 4th season of RuPaul's Drag Race and placing 7th on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.

Early life

Carey was born to Rickey Lee Carey and Rhonda Lynn Malott on October 10, 1985, in San Antonio, Texas.[3][1] His parents divorced when he was 17 years old.[4] He is of Filipino and Portuguese descent.[5]

Carey went to school for graphic and web design.[citation needed] He is a certified optician.[6]

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.[7] He achieved a second runner-up position. In 2012, Carey was invited back as a contestant on All Stars 1, but declined to participate in the competition for personal reasons. He came back for All Stars 2 in 2016 and initially made it to the top five, but after the return of two previously eliminated contestants, Alyssa Edwards and Tatianna in the fifth episode, he placed seventh overall after being eliminated by them.

He has been featured in the music videos for "Stranger" by Chris Malinchak,[8] "Battle Axe" by Sharon Needles,[9] "Ratchet Christmas" by Jiggly Caliente,[10] and "I Call Shade" by RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (season 4) winner Trinity the Tuck.[11]

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 (except for February 29, since it was a leap year). 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.[12]

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.[13] The event took place on November 6, 2017, in Minneapolis and raised over $80,000.[14]

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.[15]

As of December 2020, Carey is currently a co-chair of national organization Drag Out the Vote, which works with drag performers to promote voting among the LGBT community.[16]

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 album Fever Heart was released on October 14, 2016.[17] He is featured in the first three volumes of the Christmas Queens albums with "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (2017),[18] "Fireside" (2016),[19] and "Naughty or Nice" (2015).[20] In 2018, Carey recorded a duet with Jiggly Caliente for her album T.H.O.T. Process called "Beat of My City".[21]

Streamer

In 2020, Jaremi joined the Twitch Community as an LGBT+ Gameplayer. There he plays games like Dead by Daylight, Animal Crossing, Pokémon, Sims, Overwatch, or Just Chats with his fans. His previous username was ThePocketGay, but in August 2020 he changed his Twitter and Twitch usernames to JustJaremi and tweeted that "There is no more Phi Phi <3".[3][22]

Personal life

In 2017, Carey married his longtime boyfriend Mikhael Ortega.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Queens Himself Documentary

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant Runner-up (Season 4)
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Contestant
2016 Skin Wars Guest Season 3, Episode 4
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant 7th place (Season 2)
2018 Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Guest
2019 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Guest Judge Season 3, Episode 1
2015, 2019 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Guest

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre
2016 The Rocky Horror Show Columbia Josephine Theatre
2019 Femlins Greta Stripe Castro Theatre

Web series

Year Title Ref.
2013 Transformations
2014 Couple$ for Ca$h [24]
2015 The After Show (with Alaska)
2016 Hey Qween [25]
2019 Bootleg Opinions (with Yuhua Hamasaki) [26]
2020 A Sip with Vodka

Music videos

Year Title Artist Ref.
2012 "Glamazon" RuPaul
2013 "Knew You Seemed Shady" Pandora Boxx
2014 "Stranger" Chris Malinchak
2014 "Bitchy" Jaremi Carey [27]
2015 "Ratchet Christmas" Jiggly Caliente
2016 "Play" Jaremi Carey [28]
2016 "All Mine" Jaremi Carey [29]
2017 "Battle Axe" Sharon Needles
2019 "I Call Shade" Trinity the Tuck [30]

Discography

Albums

Year Title
2016 Fever Heart[31]

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title
2014 "Bitchy"[32]
2015 "Queen of Clubs"[33]
2015 "Take Control"[34]
2016 "Play"[35]
2016 "All Mine"[36]

As featured artist

Year Title Album
2015 "GAG"
(Jonathan Hernandez feat. Jaremi Carey & Cory Wade) 		non-album single
2018 "Beat of My City"
(Jiggly Caliente feat. Jaremi Carey) 		T.H.O.T. Process

References

  1. ^ a b "Jeremy Lee Carey". Ancestry Institute. Ancestry. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  2. ^ JustJarami (August 14, 2020). "Jaremi no longer using the name "Phi Phi O Hara"". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Peregrin, Tony (January 3, 2012). "All Hail the Queens: Phi Phi O'Hara competes for the title of America's Next Drag Superstar". RedEye. Chicago, Illinois. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. ...the 26-year-old...
  4. ^ @JustJaremi (June 21, 2020). "Some people like me dont have a dad or father figure in their life...and not because of death but other reasons that have caused separation and distance for me....since I was 17 yo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Nichols, James (November 14, 2013). "Filipino 'Drag Race' Queens Raising Money To Combat Typhoon Haiyan Devastation". Huffpost. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald, Christine (March 14, 2019). "Phi Phi O'Hara — The Socialite Life Interview". Socialite Life. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race | Season 9 Episodes (TV Series) | LOGOtv.com". Logo TV. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ Chris Malinchak – Stranger (Official Video) ft. Mikky Ekko, July 6, 2014
  9. ^ Sharon Needles – Battle Axe (Official Video), October 6, 2017
  10. ^ Jiggly Caliente – Ratchet Christmas (Official Video), September 12, 2015
  11. ^ Trinity The Tuck – I Call Shade (feat. Peppermint), July 23, 2013, retrieved February 14, 2019
  12. ^ Winfred, Tim (January 2, 2017). "PHOTOS: Phi Phi O'Hara successfully completed her #365DaysOfDrag project". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  13. ^ "Phi Phi O'Hara Sets Superstar Drag Benefit Show For Puerto Rico". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Phi Phi O'Hara, Cynthia Lee Fontaine & More Drag Queens Share Messages of Support for Puerto Rico". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "Magical 'Harry Potter' Cosplay Transformations & 31 Days of Wizardry: Interview With Jaremi Carey".
  16. ^ "About Drag Out The Vote". Drag Out The Vote. Archived from the original on September 4, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "Fever Heart".[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Christmas Queens 3". iTunes.
  19. ^ "Christmas Queens 2". iTunes.
  20. ^ "Christmas Queens". iTunes.
  21. ^ "T.H.O.T. Process". iTunes.
  22. ^ "JustJaremi".
  23. ^ "Anniversary".
  24. ^ WOWPresents (March 28, 2014), Phi Phi O'Hara & Mikhael – Couple$ for Ca$h, retrieved May 24, 2019
  25. ^ Hey Qween (July 4, 2016), Phi Phi O'Hara LOOK AT HUH! Part 1 On Hey Qween with Jonny McGovern | Hey Qween, retrieved May 24, 2019
  26. ^ YuhuaHamasaki (February 16, 2019), PHI PHI O'HARA joins BOOTLEG FASHION PHOTO RUVIEW for the All Stars 4 FINALE!!!!!!, retrieved May 24, 2019
  27. ^ Jaremi Carey (April 7, 2014), Phi Phi O'hara – "Bitchy" Official Music Video, retrieved May 24, 2019
  28. ^ Jaremi Carey (September 16, 2016), Jaremi Carey – Play [Official], retrieved May 24, 2019
  29. ^ Jaremi Carey (October 14, 2016), Jaremi Carey – All Mine [Official], retrieved May 24, 2019
  30. ^ Trinity The Tuck – I Call Shade (feat. Peppermint), retrieved May 24, 2019
  31. ^ Fever Heart by Jaremi Carey on Apple Music, October 14, 2016, retrieved February 16, 2018
  32. ^ Bitchy – Single by Phi Phi O'hara on Apple Music, April 8, 2014, retrieved February 16, 2018
  33. ^ "Queen of Clubs" from Queen of Clubs – Single by Phi Phi O'hara on iTunes, March 10, 2015, retrieved February 16, 2018
  34. ^ Take Control – Single by Jaremi Carey on Apple Music, June 29, 2015, retrieved February 16, 2018
  35. ^ Play – Single by Jaremi Carey on Apple Music, September 16, 2016, retrieved February 16, 2018
  36. ^ All Mine – Single by Jaremi Carey on Apple Music, October 14, 2016, retrieved February 16, 2018

External links

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