Bernie has been a
drag performer for more than fifteen years, and has been described as "one of the most esteemed and established" queens in
Manila.[3][4] She is a regular performer at
O Bar.[3]
Bernie competed on
season 2 of Drag Race Philippines. She was one of the first three
transgender contestants on the series, alongside
Captivating Katkat and
M1ss Jade So. Bernie won two challenges,[5] including the
girl group challenge.[6] She impersonated
Madam Inutz for the
Snatch Game challenge. Bernie and Captivating Katkat placed in the bottom two of the branding challenge, but both were saved from elimination after an emotional
lip sync to "The Power" by
Ann Raniel in which both embraced their
gender identity.[7] Bernie placed in the top four and was eliminated from the competition by Captivating Katkat in a lip sync to
RuPaul's "Just What They Want".[8][9]