Master Velvet - International Person of Leather 2025

Master Velvet is a Leatherwoman with a taste for sharp, pointy things and deep conversations. Curiosity delights her and others’ contributions excite her, but seeing those around her soar really sends her to the moon. Master Velvet (She/Her) serves as the founder and leader of the Leftorium Forum and is a mentor and admin of the Dallas Mentors Program. She has a passion for sharing her knowledge with others and believes in taking a holistic approach to BDSM that addresses the needs of the whole self and not just one’s kinky desires. Four years ago, she proudly accepted her feisty and incorrigible (yet devoted) slave Todd into her service, and he is still finding ways to make her giggle every day.

Head Judge

Pet Rayne

Pet Rayne is a pansexual, queer, shape-shifting familiar in Service to their Owner, Queen, and soulmate: Mistress Eve. They have been in a 24/7 CNC dynamic and in poly love with their husband Sven for 18 years and active in the Tulsa lifestyle for 23 years.

Eve and Rayne have loved representing the community as the Inaugural 2023 Scissortail, 2023 Midwest, and 2024 International Power Exchange Title Holders.

They are a team of Professional Wanderers that travel regularly and attend events as educators, presenters, performers, consultants and enjoy spreading their own unique brand of weirdness to everyone they meet!

Some of their passions include Human Animal Roleplay, Heavy Bondage (of all sorts), Sexy Clothes & Boots, Orgasm Control, and Fem Led Dynamics.

Legacy Judge

Jace The Caveat

Jace The Caveat is your Northeast Person of Leather 2024 - a multifaceted leather Dom/switch Onyx Mid-Atlantic member and mentor to two brats. He is a musician who writes music about his life and leather community. Jace’s leather journey started with Maso Mutt and Bob - in a Philly leather bar, The Bike Stop.

In LA, he first joined Onyx SoCal-Southwest to serve and learn more about Leather. In fundraising, donation drives, performances, pride parades, and “boots-to-fruit” raffle ticket sales, Jace found acceptance, family and a place to be himself.

He teaches Solitude+, an open discussion class about relationships, he created after mania & hospitalization during the pandemic. He believes his story is his best tool to advocate, and the scars he's earned can heal our collective wounds, which creates space for joy.

Master TC

TC began his journey in 1987 and has never looked back. He was honored to receive his Masters Cover in December 2015. He is the head of House Cyclone that he started in 2011. His house symbol is a fire scorpion holding a purple rose.

In 2016, TC and his slave audra became new owners and producers of the Great Plains Olympus Contest. Currently, TC was Vice President for NLA-International; on an Ad Hoc Committee for NLA-Dallas and a Mentor for the Dallas Mentors program. In 2013, he became Mr. Great Plains Olympus Leather. He enjoys teaching and has had the opportunity at WILL, Beyond Vanilla, other area events, and various groups and for NLA-Dallas. He has served as treasurer, tallymaster, and Judge for various contests. He enjoys visiting groups to talk and teach as well as share his passion for our community by connecting with new people.

Sir Squishy

Sir Squishy hails from Columbus, Ohio. A member of the House of Black, he was covered by his Sir Master Tony in 2025 and is proud of guide his leather boy jesse and leather son Bobby on their leather journeys.

Sir Squishy is an associate member of the Chicago Hellfire Club since 2010 and was a co-facilitator of the AIS local submissive round table. Sir Squishy co-leads MAsT: Columbus and co-founded the Columbus Leather Collective.

In 2023, he founded the Leather Life Education Series, a workshop series focused on the educating about Leather lifestyle. As an extension of the series, Sir Squishy hosts other related leather community activities including a monthly leather social and a bi-annual leather swap meet.

Sir Squishy has a special interest in discussing and teaching about power exchange relationships. He has presented at Beyond Leather, Power Exchange Summit, Florida Power Exchange, the PXS Unconference, and as part of the Leather Life Educational Series.

Slave Angie

Slave Angie has been devoted to Master Michael in a loving and committed Master/slave dynamic for over 21 years. A proud femme leatherwoman and dedicated bootblack, she has continuously sought personal growth and deeper connection within her treasured relationship. In her journey, she has discovered profound love, happiness, and a spiritual center rooted in authenticity and service. She enjoys sharing her experiences through teaching and mentoring across the globe

She is honored to hold the titles of International slave 2014, Great Lakes slave 2013, and Illinois slave 2013 and is the proud co-recipient of the 2015 Jack Stice Memorial Award and the 2015 Pantheon of Leather Couple of the Year award. She is a former Producer of the Illinois Leather Alliance Contest Weekend and has served as Director of MAsT Gurnee. Additionally, she is a proud alumna of the Chicago Leather Club.

Active in service to both her Master and the wider community, slave Angie embraces her role with joy—and a little mischief—always ensuring that Master Michael has plenty of gray hairs to prove it.