Your hand's value doesn't matter as much as:
1) How vulnerable your hand is to both getting drawn out on and action killing cards.
2) Be more likely to slowplay if your opponent does not have very many
hands he can give you action with. For example, QQ or KK on a K63 rainbow flop is fine to slowplay. KJ on a QT9 flop is a terrible hand to slowplay.
3) Be more likely to slowplay if your opponent has large amounts of hands that he can turn into a
bluff in his range. For example, if our opponent flats our preflop raise on the button, his range includes a ton of speculative hands that leave him with lots of air on the flop.
I really don't think the player type matters that much. Sure, maniacs are more likely to bet if you check to them, but they're also more likely to raise if you bet into them.
And lastly, I don't think slowplaying is very smart the majority of the time, because your opponent can choose whether he wants to play a big pot or not. And when I have a strong hand, I like to ensure I have the opportunity to extract maximum value.