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TWITTER: @NikkiHeartsXXX

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THE STORY OF HER LEFT HALF SLEEVE: “It’s the Sunset Strip, mid-apocalypse. It’s not quite finished, but Stacy Hill at Evolved Bodyart in Columbus, OH, is getting there. I’ve wanted it since I was, like, 10 years old. I’ve always been super influenced by Mo?tley Cru?e and ’80s Hollywood metal.”

WHAT SHE BRINGS TO THE INDUSTRY: “I’m definitely the only androgynous, real lesbian with tattoos in mainstream porn.”

THOUGHTS ON THE JOB: “I get to parade around as the only out, rock ’n’ roll lesbian who bangs hot chicks for a living. That is a whole lot of everything I love and stand for.”

NEXT JOB: “A sex educator—I’ll get there before I wrinkle.”

OUTLOOK ON THE INDUSTRY: “There really are girls and guys in this industry who do it for more than money or fame. It’s become a really fun and positive thing in life, and I always look forward to going to work, and I can’t say that about any other job I’ve had!”