[5] He owns one of the largest collections of Lucille Ball memorabilia in the world, and has stated that if he wasn't a drag queen, he'd work as an interior designer.

[6] In the third episode, she was in the bottom two with fellow competitor Akashia, and won a lip sync against her to "The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston.

[14][15] Shannel was credited as a Creative Consultant for the premiere episode of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race.

[19] She appeared in the official lyric music video for Lady Gaga's "Applause" with Raven, Morgan McMichaels, Shangela Laquifa Wadley and Detox.

[25] In 2022, Shannel (billed as Bryan Watkins) was a contestant on the premiere episode of Season Ten of ABC's The Great Christmas Light Fight, where he was awarded the $50,000 grand prize for his decorated house.

[28][29] On August 13, 2022, Shannel was accused of stealing seven-hundred dollars out of a female audience member's purse at a drag show.

[30] Shannel has since repeatedly claimed that she did not steal the money, stating instead that she took two dollars as a joke and gave it back (which the event organizers said was corroborated "by statements taken from nearby customers and our own security camera footage.