History Main / LipstickLesbian

%%* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'' Lisa and Ally become these and [[spoiler: Valerie, who criticized Lisa for having a girlfriend, is revealed to be this.]]

* DCComics's current {{Batwoman}} is a Lipstick Lesbian. She was 'outed' in a cunningly-written magazine interview several months before the character premiered, and her first comic appearance was [[LadyInRed in a stunning party dress]] that caused jaws to drop both in and out of the comic.
** Her portrayal changed somewhat between ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'' and her stint in ''Detective Comics''. In the latter, she was established as having been in the army and wearing a wig in costume to hide her short hair.

* Sarah Rainmaker, from ''{{Gen13}}'', although it took a while for her to truly come out as one. She is often actually seen attending protests and demonstrations on behalf of the LGBT community and has a tendency to lecture her teammates when they (often) fail to live up to her standards of political correctness. (Usually without much success.)

* Judy Squires in ''BetterThanChocolate'', who is also a [[{{Transsexual}} transwoman]]. Frances, the woman she's in love with, is more of a "chapstick lesbian". Maggie, the main character, is pretty femme-y as well.

A lipstick lesbian is a lesbian who dresses and acts in a manner that is considered conventionally feminine (for instance, wearing lipstick). Main-character lesbians on TV tend to fall into this category more often, as it's often seen as "safer", unless the show is going for "edgy". They also often have things like long fingernails, unlike [[ButchLesbian their more masculine counterpart]].

* There has been much controversy over the possibility of lesbian subtext in "Adventure Time," specifically between Princess Bubblegum and Marceline. If this is to be believed, Princess Bubblegum would fit this trope.

* Michiru Kaioh from ''Manga/SailorMoon''; however, with her girlfriend being the more [[ButchLesbian masculine]] Haruka, some might say it would be more accurate to describe her as 'femme'. Naturally, most international dubs [[DubText attempted]] [[KissingCousins to]] censor this aspect of her character.

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%%* Veronica from ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''.

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%%* Sarah Rainmaker, from ''{{Gen13}}''

* ''Creator/SimonaAhrnstedt'' has an example of this in her novel "De skandalösa", when the beautiful [[spoiler: Venus Dag och Natt]] turns out to be gay.

* ''Creator/SimonaAhrnstedt'' has an example of this in her novel "De skandalösa", when [[spoiler: Venus]] turns out to be gay.

* After her coming-out storyline, Beth Jordache from ''{{Brookside}}'' (played by Anna Friel) was labeled as a "lipstick lesbian" by the British media, receiving equal attention from young women and young men.

* Kirsten from ''RickAndSteve'', The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World, is intentionally the stereotypical LipstickLesbian. Ironically, some people ''still'' [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistake her for a man!]]

* There has been much controversy over the possibility of lesbian subtext in "Adventure Time," specifically between Princess Bubblegum and Marceline. If this is to be believed, Princess Bubblegum would fit this trope.

** Willow (after her SuddenSexuality in Season 4) and Tara. Willow is prone to lots of "girly" colors in her clothes, and Tara seemed to prefer dresses.

* Willow and Tara from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Willow is prone to lots of "girly" colors in her clothes, and Tara seemed to prefer dresses.

* Lucy in ''Series/{{Dracula}}'' is a lipstick lesbian, while Lady Jayne is a lipstick bisexual.

* Lucy in ''Series/{{Dracula))'' is a lipstick lesbian, while Lady Jayne is a lipstick bisexual.

* Krista in AttackOnTitan, if her interactions with Ymir are to be believed.

* When Fluttershy and Rarity from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' are portrayed as lesbians in fanon, they almost always fall into this characterization. Rarity more so, since she is TheFashionista.

* For [[{{Bleach}} Yoruichi and Soi Fon]] fan-fics, Yoruichi is usually portrayed as this out of the pair, at least in terms of aesthetics. In terms of personality, Soi Fon tends to be the submissive partner.

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%%* PortiaDeRossi. Meanwhile, as noted, her wife Ellen [=DeGeneres=] has jokingly referred to herself as a "chapstick lesbian".
%%* Guinevere Turner
%%* Amanda Moore
%%* Jill Bennett
%%* Sarah Paulson
%%* Tammy Lynn Michaels
%%* Jessica Clark
%%* Melissa Etheridge
%%* Clementine Ford
%%* (The late) Casey Johnson
%%* Kelli Carpenter-O'Donnell
%%* [[IronChef Cat Cora]]
%%* Ruby Rose and her (ex-)girlfriend supermodel Catherine [=McNeil=].
%%* Beth Clayton (Opera Singer).
%%* Miss Cleo
%%* Slovak supermodel Yaya Kosikova
%%* Jane Hill (English newsreader)
%%* Lana Turner's daughter Cheryl Crane
%%* Amanda Barrett from the Ditty Bops.
%%* Sophie Ward
%%* Katharine Cornell
%%* Sandi Toksvig
%%* Warhol prodigy Mary Woronov.
%%* Adult actresses Tracey Adams and Julia Parton.
%%* Most of the lesbians on ''A Shot at Love with TilaTequila'' and ''A Shot at Love with the Ikki Twins''.
%%* Ebony Haith, Lulu Braithwaite, Kim Stolz and former Hooters waitress Kayla Farell from ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' and Nanna Grundfeldt winner of ''Finland's Next Top Model''.
%%* Genesis Moss from ''TheRealWorld: Boston'' - complete with a conversation where she explains this concept, by name, to a more conservative housemate - [[SeasonalRot back when that's what the show was about]].
%%* Kelly [=McGillis=] and Chris Connor as young women (though by the time they publicly acknowledged their lesbianism their appearance had become much more androgynous)
%%* Tammy Bruce
* %% Most of the women featured on ''The Real L Word'' particularly Tracey Ryland and Nikki Weiss.
* Supermodel Gia Carangi, writer Ariel Levy and musicians Francesca Gregorini and Jill Jackson have aspects of the lipstick lesbian about them as they have long hair and are conventionally attractive but they are a little too tomboyish to completely qualify.
%%* Truth in Television: Leisha Hailey and Alexandra Hedison, who play lipstick lesbians Alice and Dylan on ''TheLWord'', are both femme lesbians whose famous dates are more often chapstick lesbians than butch.
%%* Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth on ''Series/{{Fringe}}'').
%%* Executive Producer and Oprah guest Carole Antouri the former girlfriend of ''The Real L Word'' star Nikki Weiss
%%* ''{{Playboy}}'' Playmate Stephanie Adams, though she identifies as bisexual.
%%* ''BigBrother'' contestant Anna Nolan.
%%* ChelyWright
%%* Singer Otep Shamaya and her supermodel girlfriend Djosefin Maurer.
%%* Brandi Carlile
%%* [[Radio/TheStephanieMillerShow Stephanie Miller]]
%%* Angela Davis
%%* [[FamilyTies Meredith]] [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek Baxter]].
* The 'dee' half of [[http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/none/dont-call-me-lesbian-tomdee-culture-thailand-176517 tom-dee couples in Thailand]].
* Suzanne Westenhoefer ("I'm femme. I'm too femme. I'm so femme I'm fag.")
%%* Creator/HeatherMatarazzo
%%* Danish Supermodel Freja Beha Erichsen.
* Within the first year or two of transition, most {{transsexual}} lesbians are this. Whether this sticks around or not is dependent on personal taste.
%%* Katie Stelmanis
%%* Lesley Gore
%%* Bridget [=McManus=]
%%* Creator/RavenSymone
%%* JodieFoster
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* Yasuna from ''KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'', sort of. Hazumu likely counts too.

* Pretty much every [[CastFullOfGay character]] in ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'' except Amane.
* Himeko and Chikane in ''KannazukiNoMiko'' though Himeko is arguably bisexual.
* [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Arguably]] [[CastFullOfGay most]] of the ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru'' cast.
* To the ''{{Pokemon}}'' fandom, [[GenkiGirl Candice]] in the anime, and games to a degree, comes off as this.
* ''IonoTheFanatics'' is overflowing, with Iono-sama leading the pack/harem. Actually, almost every female ever drawn by MiyabiFujieda fits in here.

* Every lesbian in [[TheBeautifulElite the works]] of Chi-Ran.

* Several characters in ''QueensBlade'' count, such as Elina, and Luna Luna.

* Karolina Dean of ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' qualifies as well.

* Victoria Hand
* Karma
* Moondragon
* Phyla-Vell
* Annabelle Riggs in ''Fearless Defenders''
* Kato in Dynamite Entertainment's modern-day ''Franchise/TheGreenHornet'' book.
* Thunder from ''BatmanAndTheOutsiders''.

* Sarah Rainmaker, from ''{{Gen13}}''

* Explained to the audience in ''Relax, it's just sex''.

* Luce in ''Film/ImagineMeAndYou''.
* Annabelle and Simone in ''Loving Annabelle''.
* Emily in ''Pretty Persuasion''.

* Megan and Hilary in ''ButImACheerleader''.
* Rebecca Gillies in [[BridgetJones Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason]].
* Felice and Lilly in ''Aimee and Jaguar''.
** Though she does get into male drag on one occasion, as the real-life Felice sometimes did.
* Max in ''Go Fish'' (played by real-life lipstick lesbian Guinevere Turner).
* Evie in ''The Incredible Adventures of Two Girls in Love''.
* Margaret and Selina in ''Affinity''.
* Reena in ''Chutney Popcorn''.
* Paulie and Tori in ''Film/LostAndDelirious''.
* Nina and Lisa in ''Nina's Heavenly Delights''.
* Alex Fisher in ''The Women''.
* Danni in ''Love and other Catastrophes''.
* Elin in ''ShowMeLove'' (her love interest Agnes is too tomboyish to completely qualify).
* Linda and her friends in ''If These Walls Could Talk 2''.
* Violet in ''{{Bound}}''.
* The Amber Smith character in ''Private Parts''.
* Miss Blue Rain from ''{{Precious}}''.
* Amy and Lucy, the main couple from ''Film/{{DEBS}}'' fit this character trope. Ninotchka, Lucy's unsuccessful blind date also fits.
* Valerie in ''Film/VForVendetta''.
* Ricki from ''{{Gigli}}''.
* Polly from ''{{May}}''.
* Sheila Faxton from ''Film/{{Switch}}''

* In the novelization of ''BaldursGate'', it was revealed that [[TheWoobie Imoen]] is one.

* Katherine Kopeck and Sam Saturn in Adam Christopher's ''Empire State''.
* Edie Bannister is a chapstick version in Nick Harkaway's ''Angelmaker''.
* Celeste Chalfonte and he lover Ramelle in Rita Mae Brown's ''Six of One''

* Willow and Tara from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
** Also [[TheScrappy Kennedy]].
* Season 4 of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' has Gretchen [[spoiler:and Claire]]. Although this is more of an example of Lipstick bisexuals.
* Linda in ''{{Seacht}}''.
* Alex and her fiance Lisa from ''Mistresses''.
* The {{Firefly}} episode "War Stories" has [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Inara]] taking a female client (also of the [[LipstickLesbian Lipstick]] variety). According to Kaylee, this isn't the first time.

* Zoe Tate and most of her girlfriends from ''{{Emmerdale}}''.
* Edie from ''Series/SixFeetUnder''.
* Lana from ''{{Neighbours}}''.
* ''Series/BadEducation'' has [[spoiler: Miss Gulliver]].
* Emily and Sophia from ''Series/{{Skins}}''.
** And in Gen 3, [[spoiler:Mini]] is turning out to be this, or at least a Lipstick Bisexual.
* Binnie and Della from ''{{Eastenders}}''.
* Helen Stuart, Cassie Tyler, Roisin Connor and Serena Geeson from ''Series/BadGirls''.
* Bianca and Maggie from ''AllMyChildren''. All of Bianca's girlfriends, frankly. Even the short-haired, bisexual Lena.
* Angela's NewOldFlame Roxie from an episode of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' makes it clear she's never slept with a man, while Angela is more BiTheWay.
* Helena Cain from ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' is on the far "chapstick" end of this (considering that she's a Goddamn ''admiral'', and a hardassed one at that, she's naturally adopted some distinctly masculine mannerisms).
** Helena Cain doesn't have masculine characteristics, she's a strict and harsh person. This happens - Marilla from Anne of Green Gables. Also, she's not really shown before the Cylons attacked, so we don't know - maybe she was like this at 18, rather than picking it up from military culture.
* Jaye's sister Sharon in ''{{Wonderfalls}}''.
* Many characters in ''TheLWord'', which makes the occasional guest spots by real-life celebrity lesbians all the more jarring: they ''never'' look as Hollywood-feminine as the main characters.
** GuinevereTurner as Gaby Deveaux, Clementine Ford as Molly Kroll and Leisha Hailey as Alice Pieczecki are all as Hollywood-feminine as any of the straight or bisexual actresses on the show.
* Creator/LauraDern as "Susan" in the "outing" episodes of ''Series/{{Ellen}}''.
* Spencer and Ashley's relationship in ''SouthOfNowhere'' takes up a considerable amount of [[CharacterFocus attention]] within the show.
* Charlotte and Gina from ''{{Hollyoaks}}''.
* Jo from ''WaterlooRoad''.
* Urzula and Liberty from ''FootballersWives''.
* Simone from ''{{Passions}}''.

* Also Gemma Osbourne and lesbian call girl she had an affair with (played by Stacey from ''{{Hustle}}''.
* Serena Southerlyn of ''Series/LawAndOrder'' - though we only find this out [[SuddenlySexuality 10 seconds before she leaves the show]].

* Both Camille and her girlfriend in ''Series/StargateUniverse'' are this.
* A minor character on an episode of ''{{Reba}}'' is one.
* Carol in ''{{Friends}}''.
* One use for the Dolls in ''{{Dollhouse}}''. Also [[spoiler:Mag]] who is more of a chapstick lesbian. [[spoiler:She has something akin to a coming-out scene in the Epitaphs comic.]]
** Mag is a survivor of a 'thoughtpocalypse' - I think it's more realistic than a question of her preference.
* Robin Gallagher from ''DesperateHousewives''.
* Lindsay from ''QueerAsFolk'' (played by bisexual actress Thea Gill).
* Susan from ''{{Seinfeld}}'' becomes this after she breaks up with George.
* Another case of Lipstick Bisexuals is Santana and Brittany from ''{{Glee}}''.
** Recent episodes have made it clear that Santana is a closeted LipstickLesbian with a rather... straight-forward way to keep her sexuality secret.
* [[spoiler:Angela Darmondy]] in ''BoardwalkEmpire'' turns out to be one.
** She seems to be more of a case of BiTheWay--she still seems to enjoy sex with [[spoiler:her husband Jimmy and has had presumably had threesomes with Mary and her husband]]. When asked if she was in love with [[spoiler:Mary]], she just replies "I was lonely."
* Sophie Webster and Sian Powers from ''CoronationStreet''.
* Josh's sister in the American version of ''[[Series/BeingHumanRemake Being Human]]''.
* Fiona in ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''.
** Paige as well, when she was with Alex.
* Thirteen on ''Series/{{House}}'' - or at least lipstick bisexual.
* Emily on the TV version of ''PrettyLittleLiars'', in the book series she was bisexual.
** Her first girlfriend Maya also qualifies, although at first she seems more BiTheWay. Paige is more of a borderline example; she has various shades of a ButchLesbian in the first season, but the following seasons give her a complete makeover including [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair]], [[HotterAndSexier more revealing outfits]] and toned down her aggresive behaviour (well, most of the time anyway), which pretty much makes her qualify too.
* Lauren and her girlfriend Nadia on ''Series/LostGirl''
* Anne on ''Series/GoOn'' lost her partner, which is why she's in the support group.

* A surgeon who is the POI of the week and her wife both qualify for this trope in an episode of ''Series/PersonOfInterest''.
* [[HotScoop Lana Winters]] from ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum'' is this, as is her girlfriend [[TheLostLenore Wendy]].
* Parodied in ''ATouchOfCloth'' with Ann Oldman and her various girlfriends.
* Reporter Louise Ellison in ''Series/HellOnWheels'' was sent west at least partly to keep her away from the newspaper owners daughter.

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* Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s Lacey and Rain occasionally hint at being this, though they generally stick to being HeterosexualLifePartners with plenty of HoYay.
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* Ayako from ''VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo''.
* Rain Quinn in ''FearEffect''.
* Veronica from ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''.
* Possibly Waitress Aurora in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', a character you go onto Ferris Wheel dates with if you play as Hilda. Her Japanese conversation [[BiTheWay mentions a boy]], but the English version excludes that.
* Specialist Samantha Traynor in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.
* Heather from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]''
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* The majority of cast in ''AkaiIto'', especially Yumei. Well, Tsuzura is Tomboy.
** Its sequel ''AoiShiro'' is all over the spectrum, from the extremely feminine Nami to the probably-transman Kohaku.
* [[spoiler:Misha]] from ''KatawaShoujo''.

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* [[spoiler:Jessica [=McIntyre=]]] of ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}''. See [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/494 this strip]].
* Both Lia and Fiona from ''Webcomic/YuMeDream'' are definitely feminine enough to be considered Lipstick Lesbians.

* Araceli from ''Webcomic/OutThere''.
* Adharia Kuvoe of ''Webcomic/LastRes0rt''.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'' Lisa and Ally become these and [[spoiler: Valerie, who criticized Lisa for having a girlfriend, is revealed to be this.]]

* ''DecadesOfDarkness'' has Julia Gordon. And [[spoiler:First Lady Anna Mitchell, which causes a scandal in Columbia (the US capital) and prevents her husband from reelected for a third term.]]
* Tatjana from the ''Literature/ChaosTimeline''.
* Aster from ''AnyoneButMe''. Vivian is either this or a chapstick lesbian, depending on your perspective
* WhateleyUniverse: Bugs (Bunny Cormick) is regarded as one of the hottest girls at a Superhero School, but is strictly lesbian. She's not the only such girl in Poe Cottage.

* Linda Memari of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' is possibly bisexual, but she seems to be far more interested in her neighbor Francine than in her husband.
* In one episode of "FamilyGuy", Meg poses as a Lesbian to make friends and gets involved with a girl named [[PinkMeansFeminine Sarah]].

* PortiaDeRossi. Meanwhile, as noted, her wife Ellen [=DeGeneres=] has jokingly referred to herself as a "chapstick lesbian".
* Guinevere Turner
* Amanda Moore
* Jill Bennett
* Sarah Paulson
* Tammy Lynn Michaels
* Jessica Clark
* Melissa Etheridge
* Clementine Ford
* (The late) Casey Johnson
* Kelli Carpenter-O'Donnell
* [[IronChef Cat Cora]]
* Ruby Rose and her (ex-)girlfriend supermodel Catherine [=McNeil=].
* Beth Clayton (Opera Singer).
* Miss Cleo
* Slovak supermodel Yaya Kosikova
* Jane Hill (English newsreader)
* Lana Turner's daughter Cheryl Crane
* Amanda Barrett from the Ditty Bops.
* Sophie Ward
* Katharine Cornell
* Sandi Toksvig
* Warhol prodigy Mary Woronov.
* Adult actresses Tracey Adams and Julia Parton.
* Most of the lesbians on ''A Shot at Love with TilaTequila'' and ''A Shot at Love with the Ikki Twins''.
* Ebony Haith, Lulu Braithwaite, Kim Stolz and former Hooters waitress Kayla Farell from ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' and Nanna Grundfeldt winner of ''Finland's Next Top Model''.
* Genesis Moss from ''TheRealWorld: Boston'' - complete with a conversation where she explains this concept, by name, to a more conservative housemate - [[SeasonalRot back when that's what the show was about]].
* Kelly [=McGillis=] and Chris Connor as young women (though by the time they publicly acknowledged their lesbianism their appearance had become much more androgynous)
* Tammy Bruce
* Most of the women featured on ''The Real L Word'' particularly Tracey Ryland and Nikki Weiss.

* Truth in Television: Leisha Hailey and Alexandra Hedison, who play lipstick lesbians Alice and Dylan on ''TheLWord'', are both femme lesbians whose famous dates are more often chapstick lesbians than butch.
* Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth on ''Series/{{Fringe}}'').
* Executive Producer and Oprah guest Carole Antouri the former girlfriend of ''The Real L Word'' star Nikki Weiss
* ''{{Playboy}}'' Playmate Stephanie Adams, though she identifies as bisexual.
* ''BigBrother'' contestant Anna Nolan.
* ChelyWright
* Singer Otep Shamaya and her supermodel girlfriend Djosefin Maurer.
* Brandi Carlile
* [[Radio/TheStephanieMillerShow Stephanie Miller]]
* Angela Davis
* [[FamilyTies Meredith]] [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek Baxter]].

* Creator/HeatherMatarazzo
* Danish Supermodel Freja Beha Erichsen.

* Katie Stelmanis
* Lesley Gore
* Bridget [=McManus=]
* Creator/RavenSymone
* JodieFoster

* DC Jo Masters from ''TheBill'' has been described like this, although she doesn't really advertise it. Rather large in the chest department, she had Eddie (the male crime scene examiner) ask her on a date. She told him they'd go for a drink and she'd explain.