In his review of the Stimulators' only full-length record, a reviewer from All Music noted that the music "exist(s) in the gray area between two eras of punk rock.. the latter days of New York Punk's first wave (..and) the more manic and aggressive hardcore style".
Undead/Misfits/Whorelords guitarist Bobby Steele claims that Mercedes was one of the best ever punk guitarists, and one of the few true lead guitarists in the genre (this ability is also displayed in her more recent work in heavy metal tribute bands).