"Drag Race" is a life-changing experience but, for certain performers, it can change everything for the worse. In May 2020, former contestant and two-time villain Phi Phi O'Hara took to Twitter to confirm his drag persona was being put to bed for good, or at least for now. Acknowledging he kept being asked what was going on with the character, O'Hara, real name Jaremi Carey, admitted, "I've been wanting to stop performing in drag for years now." 

He continued, "When my hobby became a job...it kind of killed it for me. I love the reaction and response I get for creating amazing pieces and characters and with drag becoming mainstream it has created a pool of 'experts' who have no experience in the art than entering their Netflix login, and imo [in my opinion] soured the fun for me."

Carey went on to explain that he refuses to continue putting himself in uncomfortable situations, and although "I don't plan on stopping drag" entirely, going forward, the performer wants to focus on creating joy with his art through other avenues (he's a pretty accomplished cosplayer, to be fair). "Phi Phi has been a great vessel for my art to come alive in but at the end of the day, I realized I never needed her to show my art," Carey concluded. All social media handles have since been changed to reflect the death, as it were, of O'Hara.