Jaremi Carey, who created the drag persona Phi Phi O’Hara, has confirmed that the character will soon be retired, potentially by the end of the year.
Making the announcement on social media, Jaremi wrote: “I’ve been wanting to stop performing in drag for years now. When my hobby became a job… it kind of killed it for me. “I love the response and reaction I get for creating amazing pieces and characters and with drag becoming mainstream it has created a pool of ‘experts’ who have no experience