Starting out as a dancer Claire worked her way into the adult film industry at the age of 26 in January 2007 when she appeared on web-sites produced by the BangBros network. Since she has been in the business she has filmed over 100 scenes for both DVD features and Internet sites. She has recently changed her appearance, both by highlighting her hair blonde, as well as enlarging her breasts again (she was naturally a 34D prior to any implants). In less then a year after starting her career she began performing anal with her first anal scene in the movie Big Wet Asses 12. She also appears in lesbian, bondage, and interracial scenes. She was voted The Hottest Girl in Porn in March 2007 and placed 2nd in the Hottest Girl in Porn Newcomer 2007 contest. Along with tattoos on her neck and ankles, she has a distinctive tattoo on her stomach featuring a butterfly and the words "Hit It Harder". In June 2009, Dames and 5 other people were arrested and jailed on charges of lewd conduct for flashing their breasts in public. Later that summer, Claire announced her retirement in an . Then it was allegedly reported in November 2009 that she had announced her return on her (private) MySpace page.