A professional dominant or professional dominatrix is a person who performs the dominant role in BDSM activities in exchange for money. Most professional dominants do not have sex in exchange for money, and do not regard themselves as prostitutes. If you are looking for the article on Domination and submission in BDSM, try Domination & submission (BDSM)! // Overview Domination and submission refers to a relationship between two subjects, who relate to each other in a hierarchical manner. ... A collar is a common symbol in BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behavior. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

A female dominant is known as a dominatrix (plural dominatrices), and the term is often used as a synonym for a female professional dominant. A pro domme is another term used for a female professional dominant. A dominatrix or mistress is a woman who takes the dominant role in bondage and discipline, domination and submission or sado-masochistic sexual practices, which are commonly abbreviated as BDSM. The male equivalent is master. ...

Most professional dominants are female, as most customers of professional dominants are submissive males who choose to be dominated by a member of the opposite sex. However, there are also male professional dominants serving gay or bisexual men, and women can also be customers of male or female professional dominants. Submissiveness is the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force. ... For other uses, see Gay (disambiguation). ... Bisexual redirects here. ...

A professional dominant may either work by themselves (often with a maid or minder present) or in an establishment with other professional dominants and/or professional submissives. Professional dominants advertise in specialist contact magazines, as well as on the Web; there are a number of Web-based directories for professional dominants. A professional submissive is a sex worker who performs the submissive role in BDSM activities in exchange for money. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Services provided by professional dominants might include:

• Sexual bondage
• Flagellation
• Verbal humiliation
• Intimate examinations
• Anal penetration, or pegging with strap-on dildos and butt plugs
• Erotic electrostimulation
• Roleplay
• Feminization
• Watersports

Typically, the services of professional dominants are booked in advance, as with other professional services. Although it is hard to say just how large the pro-domination industry is, there are estimated to be a minimum of 300 operating in London alone at any one time, as evinced by cards advertising their services in phone boxes and websites that list them. The rates charged by professional dominatrices vary depending on geographic location, skill and experience level, fame and reputation, activities requested by the client and physical appearance. Dominatrices who have appeared in female domination videos tend to be well-known and can, therefore, command higher fees. In London, most pro-dominatrices with their own facilities for in-calls charge between £150 and £200 per hour, potentially making it a lucrative profession, although there are high overheads associated with the large amount of equipment and space needed by a well-equipped professional dominant. Typical session fees range from $100 to $350 per hour in the United States, making them comparable to fees charged by attorneys. Depending on the region of the United States, some dominatrices will set a flat fee or tribute, based on the complexity of the visit, with a time limit. This is common in areas like Wyoming and Colorado. A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ... Whipping on a post Flagellation is the act of whipping (Latin flagellum, whip) the human body. ... Verbal humiliation is when a person humiliates another intensely through disparaging comments. ... A woman pegging a man doggy-style with a 4-strap harness and dildo, using the corner of the bed to adjust the height to that most comfortable for penetration Pegging describes a sexual practice by which a man is anally penetrated by a woman wearing a strap-on dildo. ... A 2-strap harness with a multi-function dildo and an internal vibrating egg A strap-on dildo (also strap-on, dildo harness) is a dildo designed to be worn (usually in a harness) by one partner and used to penetrate another partner vaginally, anally or orally, used by both... Butt plugs are sex toys that are designed to be inserted in the anus and rectum for sexual pleasure. ... Erotic electrostimulation (also known as E-stim or electrosex), is a human sexual practice involving the application of low current electricity to the body using a special apparatus (such as a TENS unit or Violet wand) for purposes of sexual stimulation. ... Sexual roleplaying is the sexual behavior of playing some kind of character during a sexual encounter, in order to evoke a sexual fantasy in oneself and/or ones partner. ... Feminization is the practice, especially in female dominance, of switching the gender role of a male submissive. ... This article or section should be merged with Urolagnia Watersports is a sexual fetish characterized by the use of urine. ... Femdom, or female dominance, refers to BDSM activities where the dominant partner is female. ...

Most professional dominatrices do not consider themselves to be prostitutes. The slogan "domination is not prostitution" is displayed on the web sites of many professional dominatrices.

Professional dominatrices differ from other women in the sex industry in that they come in all shapes and sizes and ages, while most other sex workers tend to be young and slender. There are professional dominatrices who are heavier and in their 40s, 50s or even 60s. A sex worker is anyone who earns their living by providing sexual services. ...

One such high-powered Dominatrix in Boston who has garnered great notoriety is Barbara Asher. Barbara Asher is a 56-year-old dominatrix from Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Depictions of professional dominants

The fictional film Maîtresse, starring Gérard Depardieu and Bulle Ogier, depicted a professional dominatrix. Maîtresse DVD Maitresse is a 1973 French movie directed by Barbet Schroeder and starring Bulle Ogier and Gérard Depardieu in an early role. ... Gérard Depardieu. ... Bulle Ogier (born 9 August 1939 in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France) is a French actress. ...

Nick Broomfield's documentary Fetishes depicted the activities of a number of professional dominatrices at Pandora's Box, a professional domination house in New York. Fetishes documentary DVD Fetishes is a 1996 documentry by Nick Broomfield filmed at Pandoras Box, one of New York Citys most luxurious SM/fetish parlours. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Kristin Dodge's screenplay Mistress, which is currently under option negotiations, depicts a Minnesotan dominatrix paired with a Lutheran pastor-in-training.

Advertising by professional dominants

Professional dominants make extensive use of the World Wide Web to advertise their services, and there are numerous web directories listing these websites, often with reviews and message boards. There are also a number of magazines which are wholly or partly devoted to advertising professional dominants, the most famous of which is Domination Directory International. Domination Directory International (DDI) is a fetish magazine which publishes a listing of professional dominatrix (pro domme) and fetish specialists from around the world. ...

See also

• Dominatrix
• Fetishes (documentary)
• Professional submissive

A dominatrix or mistress is a woman who takes the dominant role in bondage and discipline, domination and submission or sado-masochistic sexual practices, which are commonly abbreviated as BDSM. The male equivalent is master. ... Fetishes documentary DVD Fetishes is a 1996 documentry by Nick Broomfield filmed at Pandoras Box, one of New York Citys most luxurious SM/fetish parlours. ... A professional submissive is a sex worker who performs the submissive role in BDSM activities in exchange for money. ...

External links

• Interviews with Professional Dominants
• Two essays on the prodomme experience
• The Dominatrix in Print and Other Media - detailed bibliography