Energizing the Future: Lucinnia Tonya-Mystique Majik
YWCA Boulder County is honored to award Lucinnia Tonya-Mystique Majik with our Energizing the Future Award. This award honors a young leader who is actively creating a more equitable, inclusive, and empowering community for all. We recognize and honor Lucinnia as an individual who challenges systems and institutions to advance equity in Boulder County and beyond.
Lucinnia Tonya-Mystique Majik is an Afro-Latinx transfeminine non-binary performer, artist, and community leader whose work is rooted in creativity, spirituality, and liberation. Originally from the Bay Area of Houston, Texas, she first came to Boulder at 18 years old and has since spent the past seven years building community and creating spaces where people can feel supported, and empowered. She is currently the Trans and Racial Equity Coordinator at Rocky Mountain Equality, where she works to advance equity and opportunity for queer and trans people of color across Boulder Valley.
Lucinnia’s work is deeply informed by her personal journey navigating the complexities of identity at an early age, an experience that continues to shape her commitment to creating more inclusive and affirming spaces. She is the daughter of an immigrant mother and an African American father who is a musician, and she draws inspiration from both her family’s resilience and creativity. Her mother, the first woman in her family to earn a doctorate, has been a powerful influence in her life and a reminder of what is possible.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Naropa University in art therapy, where her passion for blending creativity, healing, and advocacy began to take shape. During her time at Naropa, she became involved in leadership, serving as a student member on the Board of Trustees. It was also during this time that she began to see the gaps in support for students navigating identity in Boulder County, which led her to explore how systems could be reimagined to be more inclusive and responsive.
As a painter, dancer, poet, and performer, Lucinnia brings an artistic and holistic approach to her work. She integrates art, nature, and spirituality into her programming, creating spaces where identity, creativity, and healing can exist together. At Rocky Mountain Equality, she has focused on developing programming that centers QTPOC experiences while embracing artistic expression and community.
Lucinnia is also deeply connected to Kiki ballroom culture, where she engages in activism, performance, and chosen family. She describes some of her most meaningful experiences as those spent in community creating, dancing, and supporting one another. These spaces continue to fuel her work and remind her of the importance of taking up space. She carries those experiences with her into her work in the community, always grounded in the people she represents.
Receiving the Energizing the Future Award marked a meaningful moment in her journey and a reflection of the impact she has made in Boulder. At the heart of her work is a commitment to ensuring that QTPOC people have the space to create, explore, and innovate. She continues to lead with intention and a deep belief that listening to community with grace and gratitude is what makes this work truly transformative.