Judges
Willie – Head Judge
Willie (he/him) originally hails from South Carolina but has since embraced North Carolina as his home. His journey in the leather community has been marked by notable achievements such as Tradesmen of the Year 2020 to 2021, holding the esteemed title of Mr. North Carolina Triangle Leather 2022, and representing the state on the world stage, International Mr. Leather 45.
Committed to nurturing the next generation of community leaders, Willie has taken on a range of roles such as Tally Master for Maryland Leather and serving as a judge for the North Carolina Bootblack, Connecticut Leather, North Carolina and South Carolina Leather Contests.
Willie currently serves as the Vice President and eternal Marketing & Communications Officer for The Tradesmen Leather Levis club, utilizing his skills to amplify the club’s presence and outreach efforts. He, along with the Tradesmen brothers, are the founding members of BLUF (Breeches and Leather Uniform Fanclub) Charlotte, a chapter of the international BLUF organization. His commitment to community involvement spans over six years, actively building community and being a full-throated advocate for diversity and inclusion for all members of this colorful community.
Willie is honored to return as judge for the 2025 North Carolina Bootblack contest!
Puddles
PuddlePrincess, or Puddles for short, is a proud Leather Kitten from Greensboro, NC. She entered the kink lifestyle at 18, and found her forever leather family and mentor of NCMaster in 2023. With their guidance, she has learned a lot about leather history and what it means “to be leather”. In 2024, she proudly won the NCBB title and has greatly enjoyed her title year. In her free time, you can find her teaching others about leather care, how to be a “good” bottom/submissive, or her weird science knowledge. She loves hearing the stories of other people’s journeys and hopes to help document more journeys from the people she meets along the way so they can always be remembered and honored for their impact on the world.
Mycalyne
Mycalyne is a Bootblack from Birmingham, Alabama. She has been a 24/7 slave to her owner, SirThomas205 since 2004, but has only been out and about in the community since 2009. While she will always and forever be owned by SirThomas205, she is a switch to everyone else.
She has been a member of The Red Chair, where she has served in various capacities, including being on the Board of Directors from 2019 to 2022. She is the founder of NEWK (New Experiences With Kink), core and founding member of CABLE (Central Alabama Birmingham Leather Enthusiasts). Was CABLE’s treasurer for 3 years and President for 2 years. Mycalyne was honored to be Southeast Bootblack for 2019 through 2021! Her current leather-relevant titles include Secretary of CABLE, SELF Bootblack Contest Coordinator, SELF Bootblack Programming Co-Director, and Head-of-Household for her Leather Family, Menagerie.
Sir Bradford
Sir Bradford is a queer transman of color. He is the Owner and husband of Pixie Cat, residing in Maryland. Sir Bradford is the Head of House of Kreatures and spends his time reading, hiking, working on computers, and adventuring out into new things at home, at work, and in his kinky life. He and his girl have pledged to help the community and specifically, in making a safe space for everyone who needs one through Their House of Kreatures. Their goal is to allow the growing generation a safe-haven to find out who they are and what path is meant for them, while having a family. Usually, he’s rocking his Batman and Joker, sometimes out in the wild causing mischief.
Sir Bradford held the title of Mr. SouthEast LeatherFest 2018. He can be found making bad dad jokes at events while volunteering and keeping everyone laughing. A member of Hooker & Boys Ministries, Sir Bradford continues to serve the community through various service projects and events. Bradford is a Librarian, stewarding the Mid-Atlantic Annex of the Carter Johnson Library and Collection. If you don’t find him serving his community or running tech behind the scenes, you may find him on stage telling folx about that time with Mrs. Jones…
Captain Lyte
Captain Lyte (they/them) is a switchy lil Leather jackalope from Florida. They are bunbun to their Daddy and Sir to their puppy. Captain is co-founder of Casa de la Unicorn, Sergeant-At-Arms for Pegasus Leather Levi Club and moderator for MAsT Jacksonville. As a queer, disbaled, Filipino American their passion is in creating inclusive spaces, teaching bootblacking, and hosting queer-centered social events.
Judges’ Liaison
Tris
Tris is a powerhouse service bottom who spent a solid decade haunting the Seattle kink scene like a very organized, leather-clad poltergeist. If there was an event happening, chances are she staffed it, fixed it, ran it, ruined it, or whispered something snarky behind the scenes that made it better. As Washington State Ms Leather 2014, she wore her title with pride—and like a warning label with just enough menace to make one stand up straighter.
And then, she did the unthinkable and relocated to the South. She means well. Bless her heart.
Tris is a self-starting Leatherwoman, media junkie, and professional behind-the-scenes puppet master. You know that one person quietly making sure the dungeon doesn’t catch on fire, the cigars are properly lit, and the keynote speaker has water? That’s Tris. She thrives in chaos—as long as it’s well-scheduled and there is a spreadsheet.
Tris identifies as a mouthy, irreverent, “come at me, bro” kind of bottom—the type who’ll question your capabilities mid-scene, then ask if your aim is off on purpose. She’s been known to co-top the occasional masochist, mostly for sport and snacks, but also to see what the hype is about and remind folks that bottoms … do bite back.
Tris helped found Seattle girls of Leather and Seattle Women of Leather, mostly because she needed more meetings to go to and more group texts to ignore. As a sensual bootblack, she specializes in oil tan scenes and boot restoration that could resurrect a pair of boots from a zombie apocalypse.
Tris’s dance card is open for cigar service, waterboarding (the consensual, enthusiastic kind), and rough body play that makes chiropractors weep. She’s taught classes on leather care, the holy trifecta of sacrifice/suffering/service, and how to weaponize social media without losing your soul—or your followers. She’s been on more boards than a game of kink Monopoly, demo-bottomed her way across the country, and still finds time to wonder why her calendar looks like a murder scene.
A deeply introverted human, Tris warms up through laughter, oversharing, and people who actually want to know what she thinks—though she’ll warn you: if you ask for her opinion, she will give it… and it might involve lube and logistics.
Emcee
girl Bettie
girl Bettie is a queer, polyamorous, submissive-leaning switch currently living in Asheville, NC. She has been in the kink community for over 20 years and has been a part of the Leather community since 2007. She holds three Leather titles: Ms. North Carolina Leather 2007, Ms. SouthEast LeatherFest 2008, and is the 2025 SouthEast Person of Leather.
When she stepped down from her role as current Ms. SELF, she accepted a place on the operational board for SouthEast LeatherFest. She worked her way up from Operations Assistant to Associate Producer of Operations, and finally to Website Content and Contest Coordination before she stepped down from the board in 2022.
Bettie has been a presenter, mentor, volunteer, and leader. Since 2007, she’s presented and volunteered for groups and events all over the southeast. From Tennessee to Louisiana, Florida to North Carolina, Bettie has been honored to serve her community in whatever capacity was required at that time.
girl Bettie loves spending time with her leather family, Casa de la Unicorn, her Leather/Levi club, the Tarheel Leather Club, and her chosen family, Unsupervised Chaos, wherever they happen to be. Her passions in play include flogging, sensation play, electricity, blood, and needles. She has been called by many names, but Bettie is still her favorite.
Talley Masters
Thomas
I am Thomas (he/him). I am a Covered Leatherman, as well as a Sadistic left side of the slash (Dominant, Master to My slave, and occasionally top to others). I have been a member, DM, and volunteer of The Red Chair in Birmingham, AL since 2011 and served on the Leadership team as Vice President of Facilities from 2017 through 2019 and as President from 2020 through 2021.
I am the current President and one of the founding members of CABLE (Central Alabama Birmingham Leather Enthusiasts). I enjoy meeting people while attending local events, Leather events, and other events (LLC, SELF, Frolicon, OKLF, TLC Run, SPLF).
Pixie Catt
Pixie Catt (they/she) is a genderfluid, queer, dominant leather girl prowling around Maryland with her Owner and Daddy, Sir Bradford and three not-so-tiny-anymore Kreatures. As Head Girl of House of Kreatures, Secretary for H&B Ministries, a Board Member of the Carter Johnson Leather Library, Co-Producer of MALW/MALWBB, and the resident Back-Office Cat for the Mid-Atlantic Annex, Pixie keeps plenty of balls (and sometimes people) in the air.
For 15+ years, they’ve been the dependable blur dashing between backstage, paperwork piles, fundraising, and community projects, anything to keep the show running and the spirit alive.
Once upon a time, Pixie tried listing everything in this bio, but no one wants to read all of that. If you do want the full lore, though, just ask or let your favorite search engine take you down the rabbit hole. Either way, bring popcorn.
Den Mafiosa
Dakota
Dakota has been in the community since February 2020. Immediately going into lockdown was not ideal, but it helped her find her love of bootblacking. Once things opened back up, she finally got to experience the community firsthand. Having a community of people helped her come out of her shell and discover herself.
In her day-to-day life, Dakota raises awareness for her disability in many ways. She strives to find ways to make the world a bit more accessible for those with disabilities. This has also spilled into how she interacts with the Leather and Kink community. She loves to see others enjoy sitting in the stand for the first time, and helping other disabled bootblacks find ways to continue to black while having difficulties. She co-hosts a class/discussion with her husband, dealing with disability in the leather and kink communities.
Dakota is a Little, brat, and service sub. She has been with her husband and Dominant, Max, since 2020 when he introduced her to the world of Leather and Kink. She loves helping others and continues to encourage newcomers to show up and find their people. Dakota competed for and won the North Carolina Bootblack contest in 2023 and is now proud to serve as the SouthEast Bootblack 2025.