August Ames –
Video vixen, Canuk, sticky girl.
August 23, 1994 – December 5, 2017.
Aged 23 years.
Most recognized for: Born with a name like Mercedes Grabowski, she was practically destined to be a lowly stripper… but she ascended to AVN award winning heights with over 290 titles and 415 million web views under her belt in 4 years. After reportedly refusing to work with a male performer known for doing gay scenes, a social media firestorm of shaming ensued. The paradox of being a homophobic lesbian wound up being too much to process… so she tried something new: swinging.