No performer can match Nikki Starr as a "Living Legend of Drag." After a brief early career in summer stock, Nikki soon became known as an outstanding female impersonator, beginning with Kenny Kerr's Boyolesque Revue at the Paddok Lounge in Atlantic City, and An Evening at La Cage both in Atlantic City and San Francisco. Nikki also was a featured performer at Finocchio's in San Francisco, and was part of the final cast when the revue closed in 1999, after 63 years. In fact, Nikki was the final performer at the final show, and her closing song to Mrs. Finocchio literally moved the audience (and performers) to tears.

Nikki is currently a headliner at the Hayes Valley Follies at Marlena's in San Francisco and drag mother to many of the city's leading performers, including Galilea, Tia Dora, Joie de Vivre and the legendary Heklina. Her performance skills are matched by her expertise as a hair stylist and make-up artist, with a celebrity clientele that includes Joan Rivers, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Freda Payne, Diahann Carroll, and the R&B/soul group, LaBelle.