Charlene is an ambassador and regular performer at the annual Bushwig festival held in Ridgewood, Queens.[4] The weekend-long festival began in 2012 and has showcased more than 750 drag stars, artists, and performers from across the country and around the world. She was crowned Miss Bushwig 2017.[1]
Charlene and Pixie Aventura, amongst other notable drag queens and performers such as Kevin Aviance, Flotilla Debarge, and Amanda Lepore, were featured in Wig, a 2019 documentary by Chris Moukarbel. The film follows the birth of the Wigstock drag festival from the 1980s and 1990s as well as the rebirth of the festival as Bushwig.[4]
She has written and spoken about drag, gender and sexuality, and queer identity and the media for BuzzFeed News and Out Magazine.[5][6] Charlene is the older sister of musical artist Mel 4Ever.[7][8]