The naturally busty Texan—who grew up in a “really religious, Christian household, very strict” in a small town—moved to Dallas after high school and learned to do hair. “I was a salon receptionist and then I worked at Hooters, of course,” Richey recalled. “You know, the typical thing that most 18-year-olds want to do.” But unlike most 18-year-olds, Richey found she was fascinated with the adult industry.

By her 20th birthday, she had moved to California to pursue a career in the business, but her first job was actually in Vegas: a boy/girl POV scene for ATK.

Asked about her favorite scene so far, she referenced a boy/girl with Manuel Ferrara in Soapy Wet Tits for Jules Jordan Video. “He made me feel so comfortable. The scene was so hot. It was very romantic, but also super hardcore. … He’s really good at doing both things.”

So far she’s having a great time, “meeting people in the industry and getting advice to better my career.” She attended her first AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in 2015, and she already has an official site up with Cherry Pimps.

As to what else she wants to accomplish in the biz, she says slyly, “Eventually I would like to try out anal—not any time soon, but eventually. I’m going to hold off. … Plan it out. Get the fans all excited.”

But for now, she says, these are words she lives by: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams—live the life you have imagined.”