potato queen

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Meaning · English

A nonwhite (usually East Asian) man who is mostly attracted to Caucasian men.

Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

During my "sticky rice" phase, I explored what it meant to be queer and Asian in contemporary America. We had terms for everyone: if you were rice (gay and Asian) and you liked white men, then you were a snow queen or a potato queen. White men who liked you were called rice queens. Every ethnicity h

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 “potato queen” mean?

A nonwhite (usually East Asian) man who is mostly attracted to Caucasian men.

Is “potato queen” formal or informal?

potato queen is generally derogatory, slang.