We want to call these queer celebs Mommy!
(from left) Niecy Nash-Betts; Brandi Carlile; Angelica Ross; Elvira, Mistress of the DarkJoy Malone/Getty Images; Steve Thorne/Redferns; Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for AfroTech; Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesWe know that gay men love a Daddy, so I’m here to tell you that queer women love Mommies just as much! Just watch Carol, read the biblical story of Ruth and Naomi, or talk to any lesbian with mommy issues, and you’ll know I’m right.
What makes a Mommy? Well, of course, being older doesn’t hurt (MILFS make great Mommies). And an older woman taking on the Mommy role is a wonderful thing. But really, once a queer woman enters her 30s, she can start down the Mommy path.
Mommies are strong, nurturing, confident, mature, sexy, take care of themselves, and will take very, very good care of you. They’re the kind of women for whom you would do anything, and you wish they would ask.
Mommies are a truly wonderful thing, and we want to celebrate them whenever we can. Here are 21 queer women celebs who we would like to call Mommy!
Niecy Nash
Niecy Nash is an Emmy-winning actress and comedian who has starred in TV shows like Reno 911!, Clean House, Getting On, Scream Queens, When They See Us, and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. She married Jessica Betts in 2020 and has three children from a previous relationship.
Niecy Nash
Niecy Nash
Stephanie Allynne
Stephanie Allynne is a writer, director, and actor. Allynne married comedian Tig Notaro in 2015, and together they have twin sons. She's starred in TV shows like The L Word: Generation Q and One Mississippi (which she co-wrote and costarred in with her wife), and with Notaro, directed the film Am I Ok?
Stephanie Allynne
Stephanie Allynne
Alexandra Billings
Alexandra Billings is a talented actor known for her role as Davina in the transgender family drama Transparent. She has also appeared on Broadway, starring in Wicked as Madame Morrible, and becoming the first out trans actor to star in the show.
Alexandra Billings
Alexandra Billings
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson is one of the hardest-working actors in Hollywood. She's won an Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe, and has starred in shows like American Horror Story, Ratched, and American Crime Story for Ryan Murphy. She's also starred in many movies, including Glass, Carol, 12 Years a Slave, Ocean's 8, and Bird Box.
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson
Rosie O’Donnell
Rosie O'Donnell is a legendary actor, comedian, and talk show host. In addition to her standup, O'Donnell has starred in movies like A League of Their Own, The Flintstones, Tarzan, and Now and Then. She hosted a daytime talk show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, from 1996 until 2002, winning five Emmys. She has five children and recently moved to Ireland after Trump was elected president.
Rosie O’Donnell
Rosie O’Donnell
Leisha Hailey
Leisha Hailey is best known for playing chaotic bisexual Alice Pieszecki in The L Word and its follow-up, Generation Q. She is also a singer who has been in bands The Murmers and Uh Huh Her, and currently hosts the PANTS podcast with her L Word costar and best friend Kate Moennig.
Leisha Hailey
Leisha Hailey
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore comes from the legendary Barrymore family of Hollywood stars and got her start in showbiz as a child star in E.T.. She established herself as a bona fide star in movies like Scream, Never Been Kissed, Charlie's Angels, and several films with Adam Sandler. She's also a TV star, starring in the TV film Grey Gardens and the show Santa Clarita Diet before becoming the host of her daytime talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show. She has two children.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé is a British singer known for songs like "Heaven" and "Beneath Your Beautiful." At 38 years old, she's the youngest Mommy on our list. She came out in 2022 as dating a woman.
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Angelica Ross
Angelica Ross is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, activist, and actor. She starred in Pose and American Horror Story on television and made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. She also founded a tech startup and advocates for more trans people to be involved in the tech industry.
Angelica Ross
Angelica Ross
Jen Richards
Jen Richards is an actor, activist, and writer who starred in the Emmy-nominated web series Her Story with Angelica Ross. She's also appeared in shows like Nashville, Mrs. Fletcher, and Mayfair Witches, and was in the documentaries Disclosure and Framing Agnes.
Jen Richards
Jen Richards
Braunwyn Spinner
Braunwyn Spinner, formerly known as Braunwyn Windham-Burke, is a reality TV star who appeared on the 14th and 15th seasons of Real Housewives of Orange County. In 2020, she came out as a lesbian and began separating from her husband, Sean Burke. Together, they have seven children. She and her wife, Jennifer Spinner, got married in December of 2024
Braunwyn Spinner
Braunwyn Spinner
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is a Grammy- and Emmy-winning singer and actor who starred in the sitcom Living Single and released several acclaimed rap albums. She then starred in movies like Chicago, Beauty Shop, Last Holiday, Hairspray, and Girls Trip. She has a son with her partner, Eboni Nichols.
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Stacy London
Stacy London is a stylist, writer, and TV host known for the show What Not to Wear. She came out at the end of 2019.
Stacy London
Stacy London
Cassandra Peterson, aka, Elvira
Cassandra Peterson is best known for her character, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. As Elvira, she hosted a weekly B movie presentation on LA TV, and later starred in two films. She came out in 2021.
Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile is one of the most celebrated musicians of the 21st century, winning 11 Grammys and being nominated for an Oscar. With songs like "The Joke," "The Story," "Right on Time," and "You and Me on the Rock," she's established herself as an icon of country and Americana music. She and her wife, Catherine, have two children.
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an Oscar-winning bisexual actress known for roles in movies like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Maleficent, Salt, Changeling, and Girl, Interrupted. She's also a humanitarian and the mother of six children.
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Our Lady J
Our Lady J is a trans musician, writer, and director. She has been a writer on shows like Pose, Transparent, and American Horror Story, and has directed episodes of American Horror Story and Doctor Odyssey.
Our Lady J
Our Lady J
Chrishell Stause
Chrishell Stause is an actress, reality star, and real estate agent who found fame starring in soap operas like All My Children and Days of Our Lives. She later became a real estate agent and one of the stars of the reality show Selling Sunset. In 2022, she came out as being in a relationship with nonbinary singer G Flip.
Chrishell Stause
Chrishell Stause
Stephanie Beatriz
Stephanie Beatriz is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz on Brooklyn 99, as well as voicing the main character Mirabel Madrigal in the Disney film Encanto. The bisexual actress has also starred in the shows Twisted Metal and Hazbin Hotel. She is a mother of one child.
Stephanie Beatriz
Stephanie Beatriz
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho is a legend in the comedy scene. After becoming a successful stand-up comedian, the Out100 honoree became the star of the sitcom All-American Girl, the first network sitcom focused on an Asian-American family.
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes is considered one of the greatest comedians alive. She won an Emmy for writing on The Chris Rock Show, and has had memorable roles in shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Black-ish, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The Other Two. She is the mother of two children.
