She was born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.
Carrera appeared in the third season of the reality television competition
show,RuPaul's Drag Race. Carrera is the second contestant in the history of the
show (after season three cast-mate, Shangela) to rejoin the cast after being
eliminated, and along with Raja, Manila Luzon, and Delta Work, was part of the
clique known as "Heathers", which took its name from the 1988 film,
Heathers. In episode 10, "RuPaul-a-Palooza", Carrera was eliminated
for her performance while singing a reggae-inspired cover of RuPaul's song
"Superstar."Judges Michelle Visage, Santino Rice, and Billy Brasfield
voted to re-invite Carrera to the competition in episode 12, "Jocks in
Frocks." Subsequently, Carrera was eliminated in that episode after
styling a muscular male athlete in her own signature, "nude"-style of
drag.
The November 2011 issue of W featured a series
of fictional products in realistically styled advertisements as part of an
issue-wide art project. Carrera was featured in the series as the face for the fictional
fragrance La Femme. In 2011, Carrera, along with third season Drag Race
contestants Manila Luzon and Shangela Laquifa Wadley, appeared in a television
commercial for the travel-related website Orbitz.
Carrera has
also been active in AIDS awareness and activism. After being featured in a
Gilead Sciences ad entitled "Red Ribbon Runway" with fellow Drag Race
co-stars Manila Luzon, Delta Work, Shangela Laquifa Wadley, and Alexis Mateo,
the dress she wore was auctioned by Logo in commemoration of World AIDS Day.
Proceeds from the auction were donated to the National Association of People
with AIDS.
Carrera
appeared as a "drag professor" in two episodes of the second season
of RuPaul's Drag U. In the episode "80s Ladies," she gave singer
Stacey Q a confidence-boosting makeover.
