"leather queen" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-leather queen.ogg [Australia] Forms: leather queens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leather queen (plural leather queens)
  1. (slang, LGBT) A gay man with a fetish for leather. Tags: slang Categories (topical): LGBT, People

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