By Jennifer Howe // Photography by Gina Barbara Photography

Tell me about your work and how it empowers you?

I am actually a full service sex worker here in Vegas. For me, the most empowering thing is the privilege, that even though I am a marginalized person, that I carry within my work. Everyone, friends, family, know what I do and in my community and those communities, it’s very much a privilege to not have to keep it a secret.

What do you think the Vegas kink scene needs?

The Vegas Kink scene needs an overhaul. Business wise I get trying to cater outside the community, but if you’re throwing a kink event, you want to make sure that your attendees are kink minded. You don’t want to exclude the swingers, but if the swingers are just coming there to swing and not respect the demonstrations and scenes that are going on, maybe find a way to inform them so they can learn or stay out. I love you swingers, but stop ruining scenes.

How would you handle that situation if you were in charge of a kink party like that?

I think one of the ways to fix that would be to have individual pricing, individual pricing would do that, real quick. That way you know, we don’t have an influx of men with a lot of money trying to pay their way, and you don’t have a collection of unicorn hunters just trying to live out their fantasies for the night.

How did you get into the kink scene in Vegas?

So I got into the kink in Vegas, after covid. I am a raver, so I went to a kink rave and I got tied by a rigger and I got spanked by another person, and I immediately loved it and wanted to do more. It was very beautiful and very fun.

What about the kink scene empowers you?

The main thing that empowers me, is that I get to be the truest version of myself without being judged. I get to run around naked if I want to and no one is judging me. If anything, everyone is hyping you up and supporting you that much more, and even asking me to run around naked. It’s very nice, it’s a very supportive group.

How long have you been in the kink scene in Vegas?

I have been in kink scene since 2014 and I am a pro dominatrix and a producer here in town. I create events and (kink) lifestyle events as well.

As a black queer kinky producer, what do you think this town needs to hear?

They need to hear that we need to have an opportunity to create a space for us and creating safe spaces for people that don’t have voices. So giving us the opportunity to take control of that. I am creating a space and creating something of value, because you don’t know what someone needs to see and what representation they need, in order to feel that (sense of) community, because they don’t feel it otherwise.

How did kink go from a side passion to more of a total lifestyle choice for you?

I think it made that transition when I started interfacing with the larger kink community. Before, it was very private, underground, and (a) hidden kinda thing that maybe you did with someone that you built a lot of trust with. Once I started moving into the community and doing events and participating in events, and eventually education and things like that, it just naturally evolved into a lifestyle.

You have had the opportunity to live in 2 different cities and visit many different kinky cities and communities. What were your impressions of the Vegas kink scene and how did it make you feel?

It made me feel pretty nervous at first, because it was so different from the other cities. It’s more underground here. A lot of cities have public dungeons and places you can find and vett and things like that. So having to approach it differently here, kinda makes you feel like you have to start over in terms of learning how to navigate the community and navigate how to meet people and how to approach things in the context of the city, whose scene isn’t very public.

How did kink go from a side passion to more of a total lifestyle choice for you?

I think it made that transition when I started interfacing with the larger kink community. Before, it was very private, underground, and (a) hidden kinda thing that maybe you did with someone that you built a lot of trust with. Once I started moving into the community and doing events and participating in events, and eventually education and things like that, it just naturally evolved into a lifestyle.

You have had the opportunity to live in 2 different cities and visit many different kinky cities and communities. What were your impressions of the Vegas kink scene and how did it make you feel?

It made me feel pretty nervous at first, because it was so different from the other cities. It’s more underground here. A lot of cities have public dungeons and places you can find and vett and things like that. So having to approach it differently here, kinda makes you feel like you have to start over in terms of learning how to navigate the community and navigate how to meet people and how to approach things in the context of the city, whose scene isn’t very public.

This article was originally published in the premiere issue of PROUD & Kinky Magazine. You may read it in its original format here.

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