Celebrating their 22nd year in the artform, Desiré Declyne is an award winning drag performer, comedian, improviser, & vocalist originally from Springfield, MO where they graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. Desiré has traveled the country from the Bushwig Drag Festival in Brooklyn, to touring across the U.S. with their Solo Show “How To Succeed In Drag & Still Disappoint Everybody Anyway”. Locally Desiré has assisted in raising over $250,000 for various local organizations in the STL Metro area through Drag Queen Charity Bingo and Trivia events! You can follow her on instagram @DesiDeclyne!

Chad has been an active part of the leather community for over two decades. He is the Pledge Captain of the Kansas City Pioneers and is an associate member of the Chicago Hellfire Club, as well as a past member of T.U.L.S.A. and the KC boys of Leather. His educational presentations for the community have focused on rope bondage, flogging, leather care, and emotional wellness for kinksters. His kinks include fisting (top), flogging, and rope bondage (switch). Over the years he has produced leather contests, been a title holder, and a coach. In addition to judging some local events, he judged International Mr. Leather and Mr. International Rubber in 2010. He has been an emcee for a range of contests in the area and is happy to return to emcee Mr. Missouri Leather. He lives in the Kansas City area with his husband Shane and is the proud Daddy to his boy Ash.

I’m Jimmy Walsh! I was the very first Mr. Pride STL (2007). I’ve been interpreting for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for 20+ years, and I’m always finding ways to give back through fundraising and community activism. Big heart, big energy, and always up for making a difference! This is my 18th year interpreting for the Mr. Missouri leather contest.

August/Pup Rune is a service submissive, unapologetic trans man, and dedicated bootblack with nearly 7 years of leather care experience. He has bootblacked at events throughout the MO/IL area including hotel dungeon takeovers, SIRenity Farms Leather Weekends, and Rudis Leather Society’s Mosh Madness. Since 2020, he has proudly served as the leather family bootblack for Hostel Desires out of central IL and in 2026 has been serving as bootblack for Mr. Missouri Leather. From restoration to preservation, rubber to leather, August is proud to serve and proud to shine.

Chevy is the former sawmill leather sir 2025
and Mr. Dz fetish 2025. After moving away to Tampa bay for 4 years, he's back in the Midwest and excited to get back to building the leather community! A self-proclaimed "mid-guard" he believes that leather is about recognizing the future and past. Growing but always remembering where we came from! Chevy loves to give classes about kink and fetish favorites being bondage and impact play with a heavy focus on service topping, consent, and aftercare. His favorite quotes are "consent is mandatory" and "if you can't be good…be good at it"

As a business owner and longtime member of the leather community, I’ve been proudly involved in the scene since 2008. Over the years, I’ve built a business while developing a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship, history, and diverse expressions that make the leather community so special. My lived experience has given me a strong understanding of what it takes to represent the leather community with authenticity, confidence, and integrity. I’m honored to bring that experience and perspective to the judging panel for Mister Missouri Leather and look forward to celebrating the contestants and the community they represent.

David, also self-dubbed the "Covid Queen", is a former Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather (2020 and 2021, yes, the Covid years!) and Mr. Pittsburgh Leather Fetish 2019. He now resides in the great city of St. Louis, but remains a member of the Barons of Steel leather club in Pittsburgh. Throughout his title years, he was active in virtual and in-person charity events and fundraisers in the Pittsburgh and DC communities, continuing a thread of outreach and programming in, and outside, the LGBTQIA+ community that stretches back to 1999. David currently serves as emcee for Mid-Atlantic Leather and helps run the vendor mart at International Mr. Leather. In, and out of, leather, he enjoys cooking, gardening, and traveling.

Jacob Duncan has been growing into his daddy era as Daddy D. He is Mr. Prime Choice 2022 from the oldest leather bar in Texas, Ripcord in Houston, and a member of the International Mister Leather class 45. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Jacob co-produces the Texas Title Family contests which includes the Mr/Ms/Mx Texas Leather, Texas Pet and Handler, Texas Bootblack, and Texas Rubber Ambassador competitions as well as Texas’ signature event, Austin Kink Weekend in April. He also serves as a member of the Council for Austin Gears, a queer friendly social organization that celebrates gear in any form. He is an associate member of the Chicago Hellfire Club and a former vice-chairman of the Texas Conference of Clubs. When he is not running between events, in his spare time, Jacob is a gaymer and DJ Daddy D spinning music at the Austin Eagle. He spends his quiet time with his boyfriend Jonathan and their dog child, Kona.