2026 Bootblack Round Up Presenters

 AJ has been active in the Leather and Kink Community since 2014, focusing on Bootblacking in Central Florida before moving back home in the Northeast. Inspired by a steamy poolside scene, he went on to earn titles including Florida Community Bootblack (2016, 2019) and International Community Bootblack (2019). He volunteers at SPLF, SOC, and you will find him hosting the Online Munch for the Exiles. Known for his humor, heart, and the love of Huberd's, AJ brings shine and spirit wherever he goes. 

Amanda (Eternalmaiden) is a Leathergirl teaching and organizing in the Detroit area for 20 years. She now heads Shine On Detroit: a meetup and skillshare for bootblacks, by bootblacks as well as holding seat on the Board of Education, Detroit's longest-operating, member-led, kink education organization. She served as Michigan's Community Bootblack 2024, preceded by Bootpup Chris and succeeded by slave phoebe. 

She loves diverse gear and footwear in her stand, and specializes in colors & white leather as well as High Shine. Amanda is sexually heteroflexible, but her sadistic side is GAY AF. She flags red verse; purple left; grey, light blue, and navy right.

 Badger fell into the nebula of boot blacking, and time has lost all meaning She loves making the connection with everyone who sits for her no matter what they are wearing. Bring Badger your leather latex, rubber, sneakers, and anything in between. Tips appreciated and negotiable.  

Bootblack Skyfire (he/him) is a member of the Buffalo Bulldogs M.C. and an unruly pack of Pup Scouts in Western NY. He is the 2025 Mr. Jones Pond Leather and bootblacks regularly with his apprentice, Bruno, across NY State, as well as PA, OH, MI, and Ontario, CA; and at events such as IMsLBB, MAL, Folsom East, CLAW and IML. Serving as a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence sparked his desire to serve quirky, kinky queer people. Specifically, he has a passion for resurrecting old leather, creating gear for diverse body types, and educating the next generation of bootblacks. He has taught at REAF, BBRU, SOT, CLAW and is co-founder of the Upstate Bootblack Collective. He's an aspiring rigger, loves leather boots of all flavors, barbers and shaving, chubby bears of all ethnicities, genders & ages, cigar-play, beards, and epic mustaches. If he had a signature fragrance, it would be cigars and Obenauf's boot oil. 

 Leslie Anderson lives in Chicago, but grew up mostly in New Mexico. Leslie has held a few titles, back in the Stone age, and was the first International Ms Bootblack in 1999. Nowadays Leslie focuses on Team Shine at IMLB, and their work in preserving leather at the Leather Archives and Museum. 

Finn is a leatherperson, bootblack, educator and performer hailing from Charles County, Maryland. Finn served as Mx. Maryland Leather 2023 and Northeast Person of Leather 2025. They had the distinct honor of judging International Community Bootblack, and working stands at Virginia Leather Weekend, Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend and International Ms. Leather/Bootblack. Finn is thrilled to be teaching their third year at Bootblack Round-Up!  

Innocent is a NorCal-based Indigenous bootblack, a Colorado native, and—by all accounts—a  dragon. raar. With over 20 years of exploration, she has transformed her gear into a high art, finding profound joy in every shine, repair, and creative embellishment.
For Innocent, working with leather and suede is a medium for self-expression. By adding vibrant colors and intricate designs, they turn gear or footwear into a continued reflection of the wearer’s individuality. This technical offering is deeply intertwined with my passion for amplifying overlooked voices, particularly among our Femme, Trans siblings, and BIPOC bootblacks within the kink and Leather communities.
Through their work they share the treasured art of bootblacking. Come play in the colors, express all your muchness and express yourself.

Shine On!

 Jasper (they/he/it) is a queer, neurodivergent nerd on the right side of the slash with a deep love of developing skills, sharing space with others, and seeking the next steps on their journey. Growing up with an awareness of shining shoes morphed into taking up bootblacking in earnest circa 2017, and it has become a core facet of their identity in an ever-more-chaotic world. 

Jordyn Lorentz, Keystone Bootblack 2024 & 2025 enjoys creativity, self expression, and a good statement piece. Join her for a walk-through of sneaker care at Bootblack Roundup 2026. 

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him. BLK. queer. poink. service pet. volunteer vixen. hospitality homosexual. always flags black. committed to uplifting and prioritizing Blk & Brown queer/trans folx in and out the scene via education, service, and community engagement.  garment care and leatherwear is my jam. lets talk tables ( drop offs) or ask about my shea butta service shine. :)

I'm Pain Puppy also known as LycaonWild ONYX, boy Pain Pup or Pup Honeybuns. I'm Bisexual, Polyamorous, Leather Pup, Switch and bootblack. I came into the community as sub that's where I started to learn more about bootblacking. I'm a member of ONYX MID-ATLANTIC, I'm Vice President of Leatherboys of Color and I'm House Pup to the House of Difference. I've been teaching since 2018 classes on food play, impact play, Scarification and pup play.