(QNF) the beneficiary of her popular annual Pride Party. The organization promoted queer nightlife in the SF Bay Area while things were closed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.“So many friends lived day-to-day and were struggling to pay their rent,” she says. “It was essential to keep the energy and spirit of our cities nightlife workers up and alive.”It is many such initiatives that have made Juanita not just the queen of San Francisco nightlife but the mother of its workers and stars.“San Francisco has always been my home and, quite frankly, it’s one of the most beautiful cities in the world,” she tells GayCities.