[2] After graduating from high school, she decided to pursue fashion and moved to New York City to intern at Missoni.

While in the city, she consulted for Alice + Olivia, modeled for Cartier and Armani, and worked as an office manager at Halston.

[4] In January 2018, The New York Times published a poem of hers in its opinion section entitled "How Are You Showing Up This Year", urging Americans to increase their political engagement,[5] while Teen Vogue published her piece entitled "If I Could Write One Million Love Poems (A Love Letter To Trans Kids)" as a response to actions from the Trump administration.

In summer 2017, Wade created "ARE YOU OK" at the Hester Street Fair in New York City, which was "a public booth for free, peaceful, and loving conversation.

In 2020, Heart Talk: The Journal, 52 weeks of self-love, self-care, and self-discovery[14] In 2021, What the Road Said[15] Wade is engaged to Simon Kinberg.

[16][17][18] As of April 2018, She currently resides in Manhattan,[1] where she serves on the boards of the Women's Prison Association,[19] Lower East Side Girls Club (LESGC), and the National Black Theatre in Harlem.

[20] Wade serves on the creative council for EMILY's List, an organization that supports and advocates for pro-choice Democratic women running for office.