Ivy was born in Munich, West Germany, on June 14, 1989. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Texas, where she grew up. Instead of going to a public school, Ivy was homeschooled. In 2007, she moved to Sacramento, California, where she had jobs laying tiles, working for the fast food chain In-N-Out Burger as well as helping out as a mechanic at a local bowling alley.