It’s the last Wednesday evening of what has been an exhausting month, but the howls and screams of pure pleasure are reverberating off the walls at Command Performance. A giant play party earlier is now winding down, and a few committed players are still going at it on the floor. Lady Regina sits in a large, death-penalty type chair, quietly observing her dungeon acting as a dreamland for the remaining fetishists. A small, contented grin appears on her face, exposing the magnetic smile that has won her many admirers in the local fetish scene.
Above the sounds of whips cracking and submissives yelping rings the front door bell, surging like an electric shock through the air. The noise is an appropriate one for what’s to come, as moments later in strolls Lady Lucretia. The harshness of the buzzing could almost be a calling card for the fierce, intimidating domme. Collapsing down on a couch, she stares over at the interviewee with a mix of curiosity and disdain. But once the questions begin to flow, Lady Lucretia shows a seriousness and straight-forward nature to the topic at hand. Usually firm and sure with her flogger, now she’s doing so with her words.
So why did you decide to become a Mistress?“I always felt that I had the personality for it. I started going to goth parties back in 1993, and from there started going to fetish events. Once I did, I figured ‘Why not me?’ I command intensity when I walk into a room. People tend to notice, like I have a royal bearing about me. Friends believe that I was royalty in a past life.”
What is your favorite form of play?“Heavy corporal pain – dishing out punishment. I love the sound of a flogger whipping in the wind. When I was a kid, I would take twigs I would find and wave them in the air. The sound would thrill me. Knowing what I know now, I wish I had started doing this earlier.”
It seems like you enjoy the feel and sound of floggers in your hand.“Yes, and I always have. They’ve always felt right, comfortable when I hold them. In my college years, I was involved in equestrian sports and there I gained an admiration for riding crops. Often, out of boredom, I’d go up and hit teammates with it. I also like canes, because it’s easier to wave it close to the submissive’s ear and then they can hear the pain that awaits them.”
Why did you decide to come to Command Performance?“Because they didn’t seem like all the rest of the dungeons you see. Every other dungeon I saw ads for practically made their staff look like ‘hookers with whips.’ I didn’t want that at all. I wanted to work for a place that I’d be proud to associate myself with, and this place was it. It was a good choice, I think.”
A submissive has made a huge mistake in your presence. What would you do to punish them, and what can they do to regain your favor?“Follow my orders exactly without question. I would probably make them to lie on the floor, belly down. Then I would make them beg for forgiveness, and then crawl over to my cross. There would be no mercy awaiting them there! He would definitely leave with marks, that’s for sure. Also, I would likely have to give him some type of royal mindfuck, so he would remember not to disobey me ever again. I might also make him clean the floor with his tongue. I saw Lady Regina do that once, and thought immediately that I would have to add that to my repertoire.”
How do you prefer your male subs – in rubber/latex, sissified, or naked?“Depends on what they look like obviously. Bare is best, because I want them to feel the full force of my whip across their skin. Collars are nice too, because then they are like my little kittens.”
What do you think is the biggest misconception about people in the BDSM/fetish lifestyle?“That they’re freaks, weirdos, unnatural, dirty, whatever adjective they get labeled with by most of society. We’re the brave ones. We all have desires, but we’re the ones brave enough to do something about it.”
In your opinion, which humiliation is darker – one in front of 200 people where the sub doesn’t know anyone in the room, or in front of five people where the sub personally knows everyone who is watching?“The latter, but let’s make it like 10 or 13, and make it like family members or people the sub works with. To have your darkest fantasy exposed to people who had no idea that that is what you are in to? That is total humiliation.”
Is there an act of play that you’d like to do on a sub but the opportunity hasn’t presented itself?“Yeah, but that’s for me to know and someone else to find out.”
Name one historical figure who you think would’ve made a great domme.“
Elizabeth Bathory. I don’t admire her, but she would’ve made a great domme. She wanted to stay young, so she would bathe in the blood of her murder victims.”
Do you think that men who submit to you are weak because they’re submissive, or strong because they aren’t afraid to give themselves to you?“Submissives are weak – period.”
If you could dominate anyone, who would it be?“I know of three male dominants that I admire greatly for their talents and knowledge. It would be a challenge because they are so very good at what they do. I’d want to see if I could really do it up to their levels of expectation.”
Lastly, why should someone request a session with you?“Because I am strong, beautiful, powerful and wild. It would be an experience they would not soon forget. They would leave here with a life-long impression.”
