She entered the porn industry in November 1997 at age 23. Her stage name refers to the Japanese god Inari, who is depicted in paintings as a woman with long, flowing hair, and to her favorite author Andrew Vachss. In 2000 she signed an exclusive contract with XXXGeneration Video, and became a music reporter for XXXGeneration magazine. In 2002, she began an 8-year hiatus from performing on camera. In 2003 she established the production company IV Multimedia. As of 2005 she co-hosted Playboy TV's Naughty Amateur Home Videos. In 2010, Vachs returned to performing in Harder by skinworXXX.