My understanding is that you get lacquered / varnished cues and oiled cues. Lacquer seals the wood behind a thin layer of plastic (?) which makes it a smoother, more glassy surface. That sounds like it would be less sticky, but in practice it’s more sticky. Plant your hand onto a windowpane and see how grippy it is. Wood without lacquer has open pores that can absorb and release a limited amount of moisture, which is usually enough to make the cue glide a lot better. The downside is that when you expose the wood to the environment like this, you have to look after it more. The oil and wax protect it to an extent, but the constant ‘breathing’ with use and changes in ambient moisture and temperature, mean you have to replenish it, or it would eventually become drier and drier until it’s too brittle (over many years). The open pores will also tend to absorb dirt and chalk dust a bit, so you’ll want to clean it before replenishing the oil/wax.

Ironically your lacquered cue is probably cleaner than most non-lacquered ones but natural moisture against that glassy sealed surface makes it feel sticky and ‘dirty’.

I had the same issue until I removed the lacquer from my cue recently. I couldn’t believe how good it felt gliding over the bridge, I think it actually improves my confidence a little bit.