A San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles native, Albert Rodriguez proudly holds the titles of inaugural Mr. Cuero Los Angeles 2025 and inaugural Mr. Rough Trade Gear Los Angeles 2025. Albert’s roots in the local kink community run deep, stretching back to 2016 when he began volunteering, bar-backing, and bartending at the iconic, former Faultline Bar.

Fully versatile and a fixture in the LA scene, Albert is a regular at underground warehouse parties like SMD, SXTPS, and Putivuelta. You can also spot him at play parties hosted by Contra Mundo, Payasos LA, and Den LA, or hitting up major local staples like Eagle LA’s Beer Bust, Cub Scout, Meat Rack, and Precinct’s VPL, Puteria, and Activo nights.​

Honey Davenport has solidified their status as a leather Person, drag icon and entertainment powerhouse. Hailing from West Philadelphia and currently residing in Palm Springs, California, Davenport has captivated audiences worldwide with their electrifying performances, chart-topping music, and unwavering commitment to social justice. As a recording artist, Davenport has collaborated with renowned drag legends like Aja, Alaska, Manila Luzon, Lala Ri, Tammy Brown, and Jackie Cox, creating unforgettable tracks that have received huge acclaim. Their music resonates with audiences, addressing important social issues and inspiring listeners to embrace their individuality.

Davenport holds over 20 drag pageant crowns / leather titles, and six Glam Awards, a 2020 GIANT Fest award for “Music Artist Of The Year,” and zero tolerance for discrimination. ​

Since appearing on Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, they have appeared as a guest panelist on VH1’s Black Girl Beauty, Meet The Browns, The Sherry Vine Show, Gogo for the Gold, and their own 4-season running show Dafuq on Out TV. Honeywill appear in the highly anticipated short film All Boys Do, and they were featured in a Global ad campaign by Trustpilot in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Davenport’s digital content was featured in Rolling Stone, Pink News, and Billboard, who called them a “practical master class.” Honey is also a cast member in the feature-length film God Save the Queens, currently available on Prime Video.

Honey Davenport’s Off-Broadway theatre credits include leading roles in The Electric Highway and Trinkets, as well as a major role in The Orion Experience. They also performed in the Broadway national tour of Hairspray. New York Magazine has called Davenport one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Drag Queens in America, Paper Magazine called them “A New York Icon,” and RuPaul’s Drag Race declared Davenport “Legendary”.

Beyond the stage, Honey is the Owner of Honey's Hose, a ground breaking line of tights designed specifically for the drag community. This venture is Honey's personal mission to create a world where every performer, regardless of their size, shape, or shade, feels empowered and celebrated. Honey's Hose is a testament to inclusivity and a direct response to the community's need for high-quality, diverse products. The journey of building this brand was made possible with the invaluable support of local Palm Springs business accelerator programs like the Caravanserai Project and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

As a vibrant Palm Springs leather enthusiast and a proud new pledge of PSLOD since July 2025, Honey has wholeheartedly embraced a journey of sexual freedom and self-expression. Their exploration of the leather lifestyle has ignited a profound passion, leading them to actively immerse themselves in the community. Through attending and volunteering at local and national leather events, Honey has deepened their understanding of leather traditions. This personal journey adds a layer of depth to their public persona, showcasing a performer dedicated to their art and to living a truly authentic. Honey is also the current International Mr. Leather 2026

Girl Complex (she/her) is International Ms. Leather 2017. She is proud to have two Booblacks in her international Leather family, Elisa -International Ms. Bootblack 2017 and Ryan “Pawlish” -International Mr. Bootblack 2017.

She is the founder of A Drive Named Sailor and your favorite club’s favorite club, The Unruly Social Club. The Unruly Social Club is the premier Leather, Kink, BDSM club for Black and Brown people who are trans & cis women, non-binary and gender non-conforming. Before she was all of these she was a Lady Hawk, and is currently an honorary member of the Knight Hawks of Virginia.

For community service, she lives rent free in other folks heads. She is co-producer of San Diego Bootblack and Leather and moonlights as co-host of the IML live show.

She is proud to call Leather Weather and A Deluge of Dykes her two monthly bar nights. She is the Human/Handler of her pack. She has recently fallen in love with taking care of her own boots.

Destiny has been performing for over 20 years in the Washington DC metro area. Known as the Queen Mother of Washington DC, Destiny has mentored and guided many young LGBTQIA+ individuals onto a path to succeed and join the fight for equality. Through her activism and leadership, Destiny has raised thousands and thousands of dollars for various charities and local LGBTQIA+ organizations.

Destiny has held many titles, such as Miss Gay America DC, Miss Gay Universe and the 1st Empress of The Imperial court. Destiny is proud to have been the emcee for the Capital Pride Concert Stage for over 20 years.

Destiny has had the honor to host Capital Pride Leather Contest, be the 1st Drag Queen to Judge Mid Atlantic Leather, and most recently perform and Host IMLBB 2025 in Chicago.  

Destiny is the show Director for the #1 voted Drag Show in the Washington DC area, Freddie’s Follies located at Freddie’s Beach Bar in Arlington, VA. Showtime is 9pm Sharp every Saturday! AS the longest running consecutive drag show in the DMV, the show is sure to entertain you!

Ric is an Army Veteran and as worked for the Department of Defense for over 19 years and Happily married to his Navy Veteran husband for over 26 years.

A proud POC and immigrant, born and raised in Brazil, living in Pittsburgh - PA, Emerson Aniceto holds the titles of Mr Mid-Atlantic Leather 2019 and Mr. Pittsburgh Leather Fetish 2019.

His philanthropic focus is toward cancer, HIV, anti-bullying and latinos. He is the creator and artistic director for the Stay Pink & Blue which aims to raise awareness and funding for folks living with and surviving cancer and his photographic endeavor which uses his lens and light to show that everyone is beautiful in their own way.

It was Berlin where he discovered and immersed himself in Leather and BDSM lifestyle. He enjoys painting, collecting snow-globes, erotic art, photography people and the The Three F’s : Flogging, Fisting, and Fucking.

Emerson has known very dark places in life and finds every available means to fight his way out. When he found his home in the leather and kink community he met likeminded fighters, survivors of AIDS, unrecognized people of color and marginalized trans family…. He has never faltered from working to support ALL under the leather, kink and the Rainbow flags.

Producing and serving as a DJ in several all gender inclusive events in Pittsburgh such as Stay EnGAYged, Tea Dance at Blue Moon, HOWL at BlueMoon, Kinky Kiki Dance, Emerson create a safe space for latinos / immigrants (like himself) and all marginalized communities. Emerson has had the honor to recently be awarded by his Rough Trade Gear Family and he will cherish this moment in his heart forever.

Leonardo Iriarte has been a prominent figure in the leather community since the early 2000s. His kinks and fetishes include discipline, uniforms, boots, and body impact sadism and masochism.

He is the co-founder of Payasos LA, a brotherhood of Latin leather men.

In 2011, he became the first Latino to win the title of Mr. Los Angeles Leather.

Additionally, he is the co-founder of the Encuerado Los Angeles Latin Fetish Weekend and serves as a DJ and co-producer for several Latin leather night-clubs in Los Angeles, such as Encuerado, Cachondo, Contra Mundo, Activo, Chacal, Chupada and Machete.

Colt (@ColtFriday) is a Brunch Top.

He is otherwise a transmasc verse/switch who flags:

• Left:mustard yellow;
• Right: lavender & kelly green;
• Both: black, tan, red, various blues and growing.

Colt founded the San Diego Bootblack title in 2014 and continues to co-produce the San Diego Bootblack & Leather (MX | MS | MR) contests (@SDBBLeather), now with Girl Complex.

He also co-produces a monthly queer leather social called “Leather Weather” on fourth Fridays at AWOL.

Among his biggest joys is seeing the creativity, passion, and philanthropic success of local title holders as they continue to maintain the community pulse.

During the day,he fights big insurance for injured workers when not walking his dog, "Pizza." Colt was Ms. San Diego Leather 2013 when he first walked into Rough Trade and he says, “a few things have changed since then but not my Rough Trade fam.

Leather represents a big part of my Essence as a Gay Man and allows me to Express my love for the Art and Representation of the person designing our Leather gear to wear.

I love to feel the Bondage of it, the Sexuality of Leather, and Continuously Exploring my kinks and Fetishes with Other Leather Men by Connecting on a different Levels.

Representing the leather community as Mr. Rough Trade Gear Leather PS 2024 allowed me to take ownership and bring love, Support, inclusion and Awareness of Different issues and Solutions in our Community, and provide Something Meaningful to our Leather Community and the Palm Springs LGBTQIA+ at large. ​

I am Contributing and Actively Working on Making a Difference and Inspiring Others by getting to know the members of the Organization i have Chosen to support - Let’s kick ASS ( Aids Survivors Syndrome) Palm Springs (lkaps.org).

By getting to know them individually and their Stories, having a Record of them for future reference in Archives, hosting Fundraisers and taking advantage of my Network to reach both local and National Levels, I’m bringing Awareness of our Pioneers on to the Surface, to combat loneliness and isolation and show them that they are the most important people in the Room today.