muscle queen
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: muscle-queen
Meaning · English
An especially muscular gay man who works out, usually for sex appeal.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
He’d been labeled “gay” in my mind from the beginning. It wasn’t like he was a swishy queen. He was a muscle queen. Don’t muscle queens pass for straight? Our waitress at the Bluebird had flirted with him. She hadn’t seen him as gay.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “muscle queen” mean?
An especially muscular gay man who works out, usually for sex appeal.
Is “muscle queen” formal or informal?
muscle queen is generally derogatory, slang.