Charlene Incarnate

Charlene Incarnate is a Brooklyn-based performer and writer. She started her gender transition as a drag queen as part of her life experience.

Early life and education Charlene grew up in Alabama and moved to New York to attend New York University.

She began exploring the Brooklyn drag scene in the early 2010s.

Work Charlene is an ambassador and regular performer at the annual Bushwig festival held in Ridgewood, Queens. 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. Charlene is the older sister of musical artist Mel 4Ever.