Charmayne James (born June 23, 1970) is an American former professional rodeo cowgirl who specialized in barrel racing.

In her career, She won 11 Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) barrel racing world championships, the most in history.

James retired her horse, Gills Bay Boy, nicknamed Scamper, whom she won the bulk of her titles with, in 1993 after winning her tenth world championship.

[5] She eventually set her sights on Gills Bay Boy, an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) registered gelding her father had purchased as a four-year-old for $1,100[2] to sort feedlot cattle.

In the beginning, James encountered some behavioral issues with the horse, but over time, she was able to train him for barrel racing competition.

James recalled how the wound forced her to change Scamper's normal conditioning routine, which cost the pair a few wins in the go-rounds but they still won the world championship title with $96,651 in season earnings.

The pair won both the 1993 NFR and WPRA world championship titles, securing Scamper's place in barrel racing history.

[6] In 1992, James was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, honoring not only her multiple consecutive wins, but also topping the men in earnings.

James recalled that it was Friday the 13th during the 7th go-round of the barrel racing competition when Scamper's bridle fell off his head during the run.

[12] Rounding the third barrel, Scamper spit the bit out of his mouth causing the bridle to drop to his chest, but he was intensely focused on the home stretch and kept running.

[14] When James is not traveling to teach in her barrel racing clinics, she spends her time at home in Boerne, Texas.

[16] She came out of retirement to compete in RFD-TV's The American, referred to as the "world's richest one day rodeo", whose inaugural event was held in 2014.

[21] James registered the resulting colt born in 2006 with the American DNA Registry under the name Clayton,[22] who is an identical genetic match to Scamper.

[25] Of special note, the AQHA does not register cloned horses; however, breed registration is not required to compete in barrel racing or other PRCA and WPRA sanctioned rodeo events.