Born Mercedes Grabowski in Nova Scotia, her father and mother served in the military. Bisexual Ames began her porn career at the age of 19, appearing in nearly 300 adult films (including appearances in Brazzers, Elegant Angel, Evil Angel, Girlfriends Films, Jules Jordan Video, New Sensations and Sweetheart Video), and made a non-pornographic film appearance in 2016. She was nominated 4 times for AVN Awards. In 2016, she married porn film director Kevin Moore. In December 2017, after a Twitter post, she was attacked and committed suicide on December 5.