History Main / CampStraight

* Gender inverted with Laura from ''{{Webcomic/RelacionesTextuales}}'' who despite having short hair and a masculine way of dressing is shown to be straight.

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. Benimaru Nikaidou. When he was officially said to be straight, the SNK people added a "NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat" note to his profile to avoid UnfortunateImplications.

* {{Music/Suede}}'s frontman Brett Anderson cultivated [[http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/74/86/23/748623f3c1f2bb367fca7a3896ebc0a9.jpg an androgynous,]] AmbiguouslyGay image in the 1990s, which went hand-in-hand with the band's [[HoYay Ho Yay-tastic music]]. Yet all of his relationships have been with women, and he's nowadays a married man and a father of two.
* Japanese musician Takanori Nishikawa, better known by his stage name; T.M.Revolution is the absolute ''epitome'' of this trope, [[http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/media/images/TMR.jpg taking a]] [[http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/epony/cabinet/calendar/img55702546.jpg look]] [[http://img.blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ybi/1/0e/78/baasan91/folder/1106165/img_1106165_22775610_0?1221391114 at him,]] you could be forgiven for thinking "Dude's gay" but not only is he straight, he was even ''married'' at one point (to [[Music/PuffyAmiYumi Yumi Yoshimura]]) and is very open about his relationships with women, claiming his flamboyant looks are simply part of his stage presence.
* [[MemeticMutation Memetic]] rapper Music/LilB. He's obsessed with swagger, constantly brags about his tight-fitting clothing, calls himself a bitch and a fag, and claims to look like Series/HannahMontana... all the while gratuitously bragging about his ability to exhort other men's "bitches" to have sex with him. An outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, Lil B appropriates the terms "gay" and "lesbian" for himself, describing himself as "gay" because he is happy and a "lesbian" (and hence a "faggot") because he loves pussy, as lesbians do, and has named one of his albums ''[[http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/04/its-official-lil-b-titles-new-album-im-gay/ I'm Gay.]]''

* Paddy Boom, drummer for Music/ScissorSisters for their first two albums, was the only heterosexual male in the band and also the most flamboyant in appearance.
* The first part of Music/MotherMother's "Verbatim" is about how the protagonist [[{{Crossdresser}} likes wearing lingerie]] and acting effeminate but is very straight.
--> I cross my legs just like a queer,
--> But my libido is strong when a lady is near, yuh
* Despite what CommonKnowledge may say, not ''every'' member of the ultra-campy Music/VillagePeople is gay. Straight members of the group include lead singer Victor Willis and the late Glenn "{{Leatherman}}" Hughes.
* Music/BrianEno was one as a member of Music/RoxyMusic and early in his solo career, with his feather boas and makeup.
* Cam'Ron from rap group The Diplomats aka [=DipSet=] is famous for his [[RealMenWearPink pink mink hoodie]], and also was part in popularizing [[GayMoment "no homo" and "pause"]] into popular slang.
* Music/ASAPRocky is known as a PrettyBoy and TheFashionista, and laughingly shrugs off his friend Music/TylerTheCreator making jokes about their homoerotic relationship, Rocky himself is in a relationship with Music/{{Rihanna}} and has two kids with her.

* Much like a female Creator/EdWood, Creator/AllisonPregler is straight, but likes to dress up as men (ie. WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob, Radu from ''Film/{{Subspecies}}'').
* ''Series/FlandersCompany'' introduced in Season 4 an AlternateUniverse where the {{Villain Protagonist}}s are heroes. Alternate version of [[CombatSadomasochist Hippolyte]] is whiny, dress in white, acts effeminate, and pretty much looks like a CampGay in every way... except he is in a relationship with his universe's Carla.

* While Thayne (who is bisexual) of ''LetsPlay/AnalogControl'' occasionally slides into CampGay, MJTR (who is straight) makes a habit of launching jokes playing up camp. And though for the most part, Thayne will not hit on MJTR, MJTR hits on him occasionally.
* Just like his ''Toy Story'' equivalent, Ken of Creator/SamAndMickey is a sensitive, fragile, dolls and fashion-obsessed example of this trope who still loves his emotionally abusive and self-destructive Barbie. It's even implied that he's had a crush on Creator/ZacEfron.

%%* Alan from ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''.

* Subverted in ''Series/{{Extras}}'' by Bunny the theater choreographer, who appears to be this way for a while, [[spoiler:until it's revealed that he's simply closeted]].
* Martin Short's FatSuit character Jiminy Glick is flamboyantly fey, and married.. .and prone to give too much information talking of physical relations with his wife.
* In ''Series/TheNanny'', Fran meets a pretty-boy male nanny and assumes he must be gay. Her reasoning: "For one, [[IncompatibleOrientation I was instantly attracted to him]]!" Then, as she's trying on clothes in front of him, he starts kissing her.
-->'''Fran:''' Oh my God, you're not gay?!
** HilariousInHindsight: Creator/FranDrescher and her real-life husband divorced after 20+ years of marriage. He later came out as gay. They are still [[AmicableExes best friends]].
* Chandler Bing from ''Series/{{Friends}}'' is consistently MistakenForGay (he has a "quality"). As the show progressed, his character became more and more feminine. The show's creators pondered whether to out him but in the end decided he was just metrosexual before that was cool. These qualities could stem from the fact Chandler was originally written as gay but was changed to heterosexual when Creator/MatthewPerry was cast in the role.
** The show later had Sandy, the eponymous male nanny in "The One With the Male Nanny", who is extremely effeminate yet straight. Ross Lampshades this, saying "you've gotta be at ''least'' bi."
* In TV gardening show ''Series/GroundForce'', presenter Alan Titchmarsh is the metrosexual, rather fey, Camp Straight, preferring to sit down with an artist's pad and watercolours and sketch out his design for the new garden... set next to big macho builder and co-presenter [[HandyMan Tommy Walsh]], the contrast becomes even more marked.
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
** Raj, so much so that he is often MistakenForGay. He enjoys chick flicks, ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', girly music, etc., has several pretty blatant HoYay and even a HeterosexualLifePartner but is shown at various points flirting with attractive women, including Creator/SummerGlau, and in one episode he sleeps with Penny. Just sleeps. [[spoiler:Would've been sex, but he got so excited, he ejaculated before anything happened.]]
-->'''Raj:''' I'm not gay! If anything, I'm metrosexual.
-->'''Raj's father:''' What's that?
-->'''Raj:''' It means I like women as well as their skin care products.
** Howard, Raj's said HeterosexualLifePartner, has a flamboyant image defined by his form-fitting colourful clothing, neatly kept hairstyle, and expressive body language. One of his most prominent traits is his sometimes unhealthy obsession with women, and he eventually settles down with his LoveInterest Bernadette.
* J.D., the protagonist on ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' acts like this often, especially in the middle seasons. He likes drinking appletinis "easy on the 'tini" and take luxurious baths on his days off.

* Gunther on ''Series/ShakeItUp'' is very flamboyant and loves wearing sparkly tight clothes, but in one episode he has a crush on a girl and asks Ty for help to get her. In fact, Ty basically told Gunther not to be as flamboyant.
* ''Series/{{Bones}}''
** In an episode, Brennan and Booth are questioning a fashion designer's assistant who at first appears to be of the CampGay variety. Later on, he casually mentions his wife, which prompts Brennan to [[NoSocialSkills bluntly]] tell him that she thought he was gay. He's not offended, though, and claims it's common for people to assume that. In fact, this got him laid a lot in high school and college.
** There was another case with a Camp Straight wedding planner, who admitted to having slept with the (female) victim.
* Perry Pearl on ''Series/TheClass2006'' is an excellent example. As is his father-in-law.
* ''Series/RedDwarf''
** Kryten in his Series 2 appearance. He's extremely camp but is well-meaning and tries to treat his (all-female, and dead) crew right. After his actor changes and he's "reprogrammed", the only hints of his previous manner is his obsession with cleaning. We know he's straight because his fantasy partner is a female version of himself (in Series 4's Camille). Had David Ross returned to play Kryten things would probably have been different.
** The Cat. Totally fixated on his looks, encyclopedic knowledge of clothing styles, perfect judge of colors and whether they match or clash... and absolutely determined to find himself a girlfriend, even going rollerskating through the empty ship with a bouquet in hopes he'll randomly stumble across a female. Although, unlike Kryten, his ultimate fantasy partner is ''[[ScrewYourself himself]]''. What do you expect from a character who could serve as a pictorial accompaniment for the definition of "narcissist" in the dictionary?
* Johnny Keogh in ''Series/TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps'' can act extremely gay on occasion, yet has a wife and child.
* In ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', during [[spoiler:Moriarty's]] first appearance he acts overtly gay on purpose. He doesn't stop, even after [[spoiler:revealing that it was a ruse to observe Sherlock while appearing forgettable and non-threatening]]. His true sexuality is never mentioned or indicated in any way; he might be straight, gay, bisexual or even asexual, for all we know. [[spoiler:(In his final appearance, which is a posthumous flashback, he has a line hinting that he's bisexual, but he might have been just joking to troll the rather uptight people he was talking to.)]] Amusingly, his actor Creator/AndrewScott is StraightGay in RealLife.
* Chris Mann from ''Series/TheVoice''.
* Brad from ''Series/HappyEndings'' with his twirling and love for Romantic Comedies
* Barry the money launderer on ''Series/BurnNotice''.
* Creator/TomKenny (yes, ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants that]] Tom Kenny'') plays one of these in a ''Series/MrShow'' sketch.
-->'''"Toddy":''' Oh no! NO! I ''know'' what you're thinking! Hey look, I've got a wife and three ''fucking'' kids, OK?!
* In the ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' episode "Judging Books By Covers", Archie thinks one of Mike's friends, Roger is gay because he acts effeminate. He isn't, but it turns out one of Archie's old drinking buddies, [[StraightGay an ex-football player]] is gay. Archie refuses to believe that, even when the guy tells him personally.
* ''Series/BlackSails'': Jack Rackham is surprisingly prissy for a pirate, but is definitely straight, as demonstrated by his relationship with Anne Bonny.
* ''Series/{{Glee}}'':
** PlayedWith concerning Coach Beiste. Back when the character was known as "Shannon", he was often assumed to be gay, with his typical 'butch' appearance but in fact is only attracted to men. Then he came out as a trans man, revealing him to actually be gay.
** Jesse St. James likes theatre and ballet but also loves Rachel.
** Sue is a RareFemaleExample. She has many butch attributes but is only attracted to men. Lampshaded.
--->'''Sue:''' Why would someone assume I'm a friend of Creator/{{Ellen|Degeneres}}? Just because I'm mannish, and highly aggressive, and have short hair, and I only wear tracksuits, and I coach a girls' sport, and I married myself... It just doesn't make sense!
* Mr. Humphries of ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' seems to be a typical CampGay character... but as the series progresses, it seems that he's attracted to women... predominantly. WordOfGod from the (CampGay in RealLife) actor who played him (Creator/JohnInman) supports this.
* Felix Unger from ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}''. He's neat, loves cooking and cleaning, is a stickler for manners, wears his heart on his sleeve, loves opera and ballet, cries at weddings, doesn't like sports, and has some HoYay moments with Oscar. Yet, he has an ex-wife that he's obsessed with getting back with, is shown dating various women throughout the series, and could even be quite the ladies' man sometimes!
* Though Tobias from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' is famous for being in the TransparentCloset, WordOfGod suggests that it's more likely that he's this. At the very least he isn't aware of his sexuality and/or doesn't realize that he speaks in a misleading way. Season 4 cements this as he falls in love with a woman and learns to stop saying things that make him sound gay... only to then start saying things [[HereWeGoAgain that make him sound like a pedophile]].

* ''Series/VicePrincipals'': Lee Russell, played by Walton Goggins, is a mincing, effeminate clothes horse with a surprisingly sneering personality. However, he's married to a woman, and the biggest problem in his marriage is his rude stepmother.
* Brian from ''Series/StillStanding'' is both this and a nerd. He's into science fiction, reads ''Vogue'', twirls a baton, likes musical theatre, and serves as a male cheerleader at one point just so he could have hot girls spank him on the ass.
* Another Creator/PaulLynde example: [[TheDanza Paul Simms]], the protagonist of his eponymous early-'70s DomCom ''The Paul Lynde Show''.
* ''Series/TheLetterPeople'': Mister B and Mister D have high-pitched, campy voices, but never show romantic interest in other male characters.
* In the ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' episode where Sophia prepares to get married, the caterer displays every gay stereotype. Right down to threatening to "slap you (Dorothy) silly" when she prepares to make a snide comment after he mentions his ''marriage''. (Presumably, he's either straight despite the flamboyant way he asks, or indeed gay and in a pretend marriage for appearance's sake).
* In ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', Alan gets increasingly campy and effeminate throughout the run of the series, despite liking women. This is acknowledged within the show with various characters believing he's gay, and even Alan himself questioning his sexuality a few times. He's also willing to marry Walden just so he can keep living in his house...
* Nikola Tesla from ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'' is a slender dandy who is sharply dressed, loves his wine, talks with lots of graceful hand gestures, and sometimes walks with one hand on his hip, and he has a very egocentric "high-maintenance" diva-like personality. And yet, he's always trying to flirt with the protagonist Helen Magnus, surrounds himself with pretty women wherever he works on his latest [[AntiVillain world-domination scheme]], and unlike with Helen's other, more traditionally masculine love interests, there is never any hint in the writing that suggests he ever had feelings for another man.
--> '''Magnus:''' (reacting to the news that Tesla was fired from a secret government lab) Nikola, please, this is hardly the end of the world!\\
'''Tesla:''' No more Miese van der Rohe pied-à-terre, no more bottomless expense account, no more... hottie... what's-her-face. What else is left for me now but the grape?\\
'''Magnus:''' Gosh, I haven't seen you this depressed since the cravat went out of style.
* ''Series/ForAllMankind'': Gender inverted with Molly Cobb, the first American woman in space in this series' AlternateHistory. She's an expert pilot who acts butch and avoids a lot of the features that code for femininity in the 1960s/'70s period, and there are apparently in-setting rumors that she's a lesbian -- but she turns out to be happily married to a man. Her husband has Camp Straight tendencies himself, and when she tells him someone thought she was a lesbian, he jokes that "I've often thought of ''myself'' as a lesbian."
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' has Marcy's second husband, Jefferson D'Arcy. He's seen as a vain {{Prettyboy}} who's very concerned about his hair, regularly gets facials, knows about what cream to use on his skin and was even a ''cheerleader'' in high school. Yet, he's as big a ladykilling StrawMisogynist as every other No Ma'am member (despite being the [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy gentler side to his marriage to Marcy.]])
* ''Series/JustShootMe'':
** Kyle, a male model played by Andy Dick.
** Nina's magician boyfriend in "Mayas and Tigers and Deans, Oh My".
** {{Downplayed}} in the case of Finch. He usually doesn't act this way, but also acts with girlish glee when something goes his way, or shows a sensitive side. While figure skating, he also had a very effeminate outfit and manner. Due to his long hair and slim, short build he has also been [[DudeLooksLikeALady mistaken for female]] on multiple occasions, and once is [[MistakenForGay thought to be gay]] by his dad. Despite all this, he's not only aggressively heterosexual but mostly a creep around women (like Maya).
* ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding'': Oliver Putnam has mannerisms, dress sense and occupation (theater director) that just scream CampGay. However, not only is he shown repeatedly flirting with women over the course of the show, he was once HappilyMarried to a woman for years and had a son with her, though the marriage ended up collapsing due to him [[spoiler:sinking his son's college fund in a disastrously failed production]].
* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS6E3 Painted in Blood]]", John Sessions acts as the art teacher with some "swish", floral shirts and a lisp, but he's also seducing one of his women students.

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/TheFifthElement'': Ruby Rhod is flamboyantly camp but also a voracious sex machine to the ladies. To a large extent, an AffectionateParody of Music/{{Prince}}.
* ''Film/SnakesOnAPlane''. The sole male steward is highly effeminate, and all his co-workers roll their eyes when he talks about his 'girlfriend'. When they finally land, the first thing he does is make out with his incredibly hot girlfriend... who is just as Camp as he is.

* In ''Film/BeautyShop'', all the stylists besides Lynn assume that James, their only male hairstylist, is gay until he asks Lynn to dance. Well, it's more like until he and Lynn kiss.
* Ryan Evans of ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''. He's a dancer who frequently wears pink and often partakes in various drama queen antics with his incredibly girly sister, Sharpay. He also gets paired up with the drama club's pianist, Kelsi Nielsen, in the third movie. On the other hand, given the ''astronomical'' amount of HomoeroticSubtext between Ryan and Chad in their musical number "I Don't Dance" in the second movie, Ryan could always be bi.
* The eponymous villain in ''Film/The5000FingersOfDrT'' is a colorfully-dressed, piano-obsessed, [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]] SissyVillain who nevertheless has designs on Bart's mother, [[{{Brainwashed}} whom he's brainwashed into being his bride]].
* The French UsefulNotes/WorldWarII comedy ''Film/GrampsIsInTheResistance'' has Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, camp hairdresser. It's all an act, the guy is actually the [[AgentPeacock elusive, dashing Super-Resistant]].

* In the short film ''Un beau jour un coiffeur'' (''One Fine Day a Hairdresser'') the main character falls in love with a rather camp male hairdresser only to have his hopes dashed when the hairdresser asks him for help talking to a girl he likes.
* Duckie from ''Film/PrettyInPink'' is basically a GayBestFriend who happens to be straight and in love with the girl.
* The Lindsay Lohan version of ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'': Martin gives fashion advice, dons an all-leather biker ensemble, wears a Speedo to the pool, and gets together with Chessie mid-film. Go figure (the Speedo, at least, may be passed off as a European eccentricity).
* Rodney in ''Film/CecilBDemented'', a stereotype-defying heterosexual hairdresser. There's still room for (kind of) {{Gayngst}}, though -- his male co-worker Petie is in love with him and even though he loves Petie as a friend, he's frustrated that he can't return his affection.

* In ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers2011'', King Louis XIII is extremely flamboyant and obsessed with topics like gossip and fashion, yet he deeply loves his wife and wants to satisfy her.

* Speaking of TheFairFolk, Jareth the Goblin King in ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' -- played by Music/DavidBowie in all his fabulousness -- relentlessly pursues [[Creator/JenniferConnelly Sarah]] throughout the movie. Of course, he could always be bisexual, like Bowie himself [[AmbiguouslyBi may have been]][[note]]Due to repeated FlipFlopOfGod, Bowie's sexuality was...[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie#Sexuality complicated]][[/note]], but Jareth never shows interest in any men -- probably because the only other male characters in the movie are a baby boy and several UglyCute {{Muppet}}s.
* The Designer from ''Film/AlleluiaTheDevilsCarnival'' is a walking gay stereotype, but comes off as not only heterosexual but uncomfortably forward with his female employees. Most of the miscellaneous male angels have very camp mannerisms, as well, despite the film suggesting that homosexuality is illegal.

* Harry [=MacAfee=] in ''Film/ByeByeBirdie'' is married with two kids. He's also, well, played by Creator/PaulLynde (who originated the role on Broadway).
* All the Kens in ''Film/Barbie2023'' are very flamboyant and have a more special fashion sense (as is also noted by some gays on Barbie's and Ken's trip to the real world early in the movie). On the same time, it's very clear that they are romantically interested in the Barbies. {{Justified|Trope}}, as they live in a parallel world designed around the Barbies and to catch on with the imagination of little girls, trying to appeal to them.

* ''Literature/PrinceRoger'' is an athletic LongHairedPrettyBoy with an obsessive interest in fashion, and who also appears totally uninterested in women. His [[OldRetainer manservant]] Kostas has been asked questions about the prince's sexuality so many times he just laughs at it.

* One of the many characters in the ''Literature/{{Deathstalker}}'' series is an incredibly foppish aristocrat. Kind of a subversion in that [[spoiler: that's just his public persona, he's also the incredibly deadly masked champion of the galactic arena. Once things go to heck, he stops with the fop]].

* Dandelion the Bard from ''Franchise/TheWitcher'' novels and games is a prissy fop who dresses colourfully and has a personality very close to CampGay -- but he's a veritable [[TheCasanova Casanova]] who can't keep his pants on in the presence of pretty ladies, and often finds himself in trouble with angry husbands and suitors.
* [[IntrepidMerchant Rogue Trader Tobias Maxilla]] from ''Literature/{{Eisenhorn}}''. Always ridiculously overdressed, prissy speech patterns, flappy gestures...and flirts with every woman he meets. This is arguably [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday a disguise]]...for an exclusive [[RoboSexual machine fetishism]]. His entire crew are [[WetwareCPU servitors]] and {{Cyborg}}s, a large number of them crafted to resemble metal statues of female nudes...

** In the same series, restauranteur and fashion leader Hiram Worchester also fits this trope.
* In ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'', Carl Luce lost his virginity at the age of fourteen and was seen dating a thirty-year-old Asian woman while in his early twenties or so. However, Holden says that he "always thought Carl Luce was kind of flitty" based on the way he always acted around them.
* Jonah, Frederica's best friend in [=MaryJanice=] Davidson's ''Literature/FredTheMermaid'' trilogy is obsessed with hair care (justified as he's a chemist who works for a hair products company), interior decoration, has the typical over the top speech patterns and hyper mannerisms of a CampGay and plans his own wedding, which is to a woman.
* In dating book ''Literature/TheGame2005'' by Neil Strauss, the author (a pick-up artist) suggests "Peacocking" which is wearing ridiculously flamboyant clothes to attract women's attention by appearing different from the usual. Also, one of his best pick-up lines is "if I wasn't gay, you would so be mine" and then walk away.
* ''Literature/QueensOfGeek'': Gender inverted with Taylor. She has an undercut, doesn't wear makeup, and shops in the men's section, but is only attracted to men.
* ''Literature/AmaranthineSaga'': Cyril Sunfletch, like most avians, loves bright colors, luxurious fabrics, and shiny things, and is known for his dramatic sense of fashion. All of this, when he tells school principal Tamiko that he plans to come out during a public ceremony, means that she immediately assumes he's gay. Taken aback, he tells her is HappilyMarried (to a female) and he meant coming ''as [[BeastMan Amarathine]]''.
* ''Literature/BubblesInSpace'': Cosmetics billionaire, Cosmo, is one of the most fabulous men in the world and looks like a glam rocker but (primarily) has eyes on Bubbles. All of the other subjects of his attentions are women as well.
* ''Literature/ThisIsItMichaelShayne'': Edwin Paisly, fiance of murder victim Sara Morton. At one point when Shayne is grilling him, Edwin nearly bursts into tears. Shayne calls him "just a bit swishy" and thinks he's a gold digger, and towards the end he's described as being a "wrist-slapper", an archaic term for an effiminate man. But it appears that Edwin is not a closet case, as when he's dragged into the police station near the end, he's in the company of another woman that he was seeing behind Sara's back.

* ''Literature/SheWhoBecameTheSun'': Wang Baoxiang's courtly fashions, habit of wearing perfume, scholarly interests, and lack of combat prowess are all glaringly unmanly by [[ProudWarriorRace Yuan]] standards. He bitterly jokes that the only way he could do worse would be to take a male lover, but he isn't interested in men.
* ''Literature/TheStrangerTimes'' Reggie is "rampantly heterosexual" but is mistaken for gay at least once. He has a plummy accent, loves theatre, and has a signature outfit: a three-piece tartan suit. This contrasts with his more masculine roommate, Ox, who [[StraightGay actually is gay]].

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Lancel Lannister's appearance and demeanour are noticeably more effeminate than the actual gays at court, but he's heterosexual.
* ''Series/ModernFamily'': Manny, if he weren't such a KidAnova one would wonder considering his love of nice clothes and cooking and fondness for French.

* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''
** In the sketch "Biggles Dictates a Letter", Biggles (Graham Chapman) asks Algy (who is sort of a SergeantRock) and Ginger ("camp flying gear, sequins, eye make-up, silver stars on his cheeks") if either is gay. Algy is the StraightGay, while Ginger is the Camp Straight. The latter is lampshaded by Biggles.
--->'''Biggles:''' Oh thank god for that. Good lad, stout fellow, backbone of England. (''Ginger leaves'') Funny... He ''looks'' like a pouf. [[note]]Chapman disliked CampGay stereotypes and took on a StraightGay persona to rail against it.[[/note]]
** Eric Idle played CampGay or AmbiguouslyGay roles (or at least slightly effeminate ones) but is in fact straight.
*** In contrast to Graham Chapman who played characters who were unnerved by camp, but was openly gay.
* [[http://www.nndb.com/people/384/000049237/ According to the NNDB,]] Christopher Lowell is straight, but acts flaming because he knows no one would believe an interior designer isn't gay, and wanted to preempt the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' jokes.
* Similarly, on ''Series/GetSmart'', a flamboyant interior decorator (played by Jack Cassidy) turned out to actually have a gruff voice (and flattened Smart in a fight) but used the standard mannerisms so he'd be taken seriously in his job.

* On a ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' episode, Charlotte becomes best buds with a pastry chef -- she thinks she's his new FagHag till he kisses her.

* Fez from ''Series/That70sShow'', though it has been hinted from time to time that he's [[EvenTheGuysWantHim attracted to/in love with Kelso]].

* In ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'' Constable Kevin Goody exhibits all the mannerisms of a CampGay (his actor, James Dreyfuss, fits this trope in RealLife) but is actually a DoggedNiceGuy to WPC Habib, whom he hits on in every episode (and is very surprised that his colleagues might have thought he was gay).
* The incredibly vain pretty boy James of ''Series/BigTimeRush'' whose obsession with girls is second to that with his looks.
* Schmidt from ''Series/NewGirl'' fits the trope too well, often bashing other characters for their poor sense of fashion and grooming. He has all the extreme mannerisms of the CampGay and yet is an undeniable lady killer, [[MightyWhitey besting lesbian gynecologists at cunnilingus]].

* Nevel of ''Series/ICarly'' acts pretty camp, but has a VillainousCrush on Carly.
* A two-part episode of ''Series/{{Reno 911}}'' featured CampGay Lieutenant Dangle's ex-wife (whose second husband was also gay) introducing her third husband, who was played by [[Series/TheKidsInTheHall Scott Thompson]] playing an average Scott Thompson character. Later on, Deputy Junior reveals he saw the ex-wife and said husband engaging in heated sexual intercourse before they entered the building.
* ''Series/TheATeam'': Although perhaps not perceived that way at the time, Face can be seen this way (or at least more like AmbiguouslyGay) in retrospect: for instance, he loves designer clothing and [[Film/LegallyBlonde can name the labels]] ("Gucci shoes") and was once shown taking over half an hour to get ready in the morning.

* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''
** Tamaki Suoh. He's a very flamboyant, melodramatic and overly sensitive crybaby who nonetheless leads a host club where he serves as the PrinceCharming to female students. Later, falls in love with Haruhi.
** The entire Host Club qualifies in some regard, with the exception of [[OnlySaneMan Haruhi]] [[{{Bifauxnen}} Fujioka]] and [[ManlyMan Takashi Morinozuka]].
* Takuto from ''Anime/StarDriver''. He's officially the ''[[PrettyBoy Galactic Pretty Boy]], for crying out loud''!
* ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero''
** Guiche.
** Also the bar owner and Siesta's Uncle. He is every stereotype to the CampGay from dressing up in women's outfits and having his staff refer to him as mademoiselle. So it always comes as a complete shock to every character when they find out one of the staff members is his daughter.
* Kuranosuke from ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'' qualifies for this... hard. He's a flamboyant crossdresser who has had [[TheCasanova many girlfriends]] in the past.
* Pegasus from ''Anime/YuGiOh'' In fact, his being straight is part of his whole motivation -- he's trying to revive his dead lover, Cyndia/Cecellia. Yet he still manages to be the most fabulous character on the show.

* Yuda/Juda from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', who wears makeup and frequently parades around in his underpants and talks about how beautiful he is. He's straight, though, and has a harem full of women, even if he does make some questionable comments about how beautiful Rei is.

* Zarbon in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' is a [[TheFightingNarcissist narcissistic]] pretty-boy but never gets anywhere beyond AmbiguouslyGay.
* Ukiyo from ''Anime/SamuraiSeven''.
* Yuga Aoyama from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', who is honestly more vain than interested in either gender.
* Narumi from ''Manga/GakuenAlice'' ends almost all his sentences with hearts in the manga, and seems to enjoy teasing males.
* Kazuma a.k.a. Sheila from ''Manga/AiShiteNight''. He's very feminine-looking and crossdresses when on stage... and he's also HappilyMarried to his manager Marimo and has a daughter with her.
* Due to the frequent amount of HoYay found in the series, several characters from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' could easily be mistaken for gay due to their... ''theatrical''... [[LargeHam mannerisms]]. Especially Lelouch, who is ''[[MemeticMutation ~FABULOUS~]]''. That being said, most of the characters in the show are paired off or implied to be, in heterosexual relationships (except for a single character who has [[PsychoLesbian nothing to do with this trope]]). The Camp Straight is largely caused by several factors. One being that Japan likes its characters to be {{Bishonen}} with [[{{Wangst}} lots of introspection and inner turmoil]]. Another is that the main character, most of his family, and several of the supporting cast are [[LargeHam very good at being dramatic]]. As well, the Britannian characters are basically pulled directly from stereotypes concerning royalty and the nobility from the height of the age of absolutism, as a result, a number of characters are TheDandy. This is, of course, ignoring the fact that Lelouch is a chick magnet (in and out of the series), his father has 108 wives, and Clovis was apparently a womanizing ChivalrousPervert. Well, the fans ''do'' love referring to this show as "Code [[HoYay Gay]][[HartmanHips ass]]".
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' has the same issue as ''Geass'' above, which is exacerbated by Araki ditching the {{Heroic Build}}s the series became synonymous with for more {{bishounen}} characters from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' onward, and the ridiculous skimpy outfits in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind''.
* In ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', pretty much EveryoneIsBi or, has a very vague sexuality. However, how manly or effeminate a character is clearly has no influence on what their preference is. If not for his [[ChildhoodFriendRomance first love being a boy]], Italy would fit this trope to a T. He's super affectionate with other men ([[HoYay especially Germany]]), weak, cowardly, emotional, has a high girly voice...yet he loves pretty women, flirts with them constantly, and one of the reasons he's so useless is that "there are no pretty girls watching." But then, [[spoiler:everybody except Hungary thought he was a girl until his voice broke.]]
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
** Yumichika's a tad fruity, to be sure, but there aren't any hints of him being attracted to any men (not even Ikkaku, although the anime will sometimes create ShipTease) and the only person he ever calls beautiful is Orihime.
** Luppi's flamboyant and effeminate but he spends his fight flirting with Rangiku.
** Szayel Aporro was horrified when he thought Renji was flirting with him. Depending on the source, his dialog either has him deny being gay or tell Renji YoureNotMyType.
* TalkingBird Dera from ''Anime/TamakoMarket'' is a complete dandy but loves the women.
* Pretty much everyone from ''Anime/DragonKnights'' dresses in elaborate outfits and heels, but Rune can (and has) been mistaken for a woman. He's also one of the few characters in an established relationship with his wife [[spoiler:Tintlet]].
* Nanatarou V. Yamada of ''Manga/BokuGirl'' is highly flamboyant and rather obsessed with women's underwear to the point of wearing it regularly due to being heir to a lingerie company. He is also attracted to Mizuki, who he knows is physically female ([[GenderBender but not that "she" wasn't born that way]]).
* Hato from ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' is a WholesomeCrossdresser [[YaoiFangirl yaoi fanboy]] who is straight.
* ''Anime/GundamWing'' has a cast of pretty boys with plenty of HoYay between some of them, but most of them have female love interest when the series has concluded. This hasn't stopped hundreds of fangirls from pairing the male cast together in fanworks, especially Heero and Duo whom both have well-established female love interests.
* Ayame Sohma from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' is flamboyant, wears his hair long, and has been shown wearing a wedding dress- and at the end of the series, [[spoiler: he ends up with Mine, a woman who works at his cosplay shop.]]
* Mido from ''Manga/ViolenceJack'' is rather flamboyant and looks and acts like a girl, so much anyone who meets him thinks he is one when he spots the beautiful female leader of the Kanto Heretics, Nishikori Tsubasa, he is instantly smitten, people are confused by this.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** As a bit of subversion, Mr. 2 Bon Clay identifies himself as both genders and proudly calls himself a queer, but he never has openly shown any sexual/romantic attraction to men. He does tell Vivi that she's his type upon meeting her for the first time.
** Queen "the Plague" wears lipstick, acts dramatic and flamboyant, likes to sing and dance, and is named... Queen, but his EstablishingCharacterMoment is him ogling an oiran's photograph and suggesting a visit to the RedLightDistrict after work. (Also, the name "Queen" is because he's part of a group with [[PlayingCardMotifs "Jack" and "King"]].)
* ''Manga/CaseClosed'': Gender inverted. In "Karaoke Box Case", two of the suspects appear to be a gay couple, only for one of them to angrily reveal that she's a woman, but because she's into bodybuilding and sports masculine clothes and hairstyle, she looks nothing like a woman.
* ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'': Todomatsu is incredibly girly and a crossdresser, but he's still straight as an arrow.

* In his special ''New In Town'', Creator/JohnMulaney expresses surprise at having a girlfriend despite his appearance, effete mannerisms, and atypical attitudes compared to other boys growing up. He muses that Heaven probably built 3/4 of a gay person while making him but forgot to flip the switch before sending him out.

* In ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'', Kyle Rayner once worked with a man named Andre Choi who acted textbook gay, but later was indignant when Kyle asked him about coming out, making it clear to Kyle that he's straight and complaining that people [[MistakenForGay think he's gay]] just because he's thin, dresses well, wears earrings and is an art director. This was probably a retcon on the part of the writer, as in his first appearance, during Kyle's job interview, he mentioned Kyle having a "nice butt" when he came into the bosses' office.
* ''ComicBook/TheFuse'': Gender inverted with Klementina "Klem" Ristovych. She's a tough CowboyCop with a TomboyishName, masculine dress sense, and macho personality, who is so far depicted as straight.

* Hoity Toity moves from "camp" to "camp straight" in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Dance 'Til We're High''. Twilight's first thought after Rarity admits that's who she's dating is "''Hoity Toity likes mares?!''"
* Century, being Vanity's [[MirrorSelf "mirror twin" brother]], is this in ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf''.
* Fanfic/RoanapurConnection: OC Director Casprini is most likely this as shown [[https://www.deviantart.com/blackmambauk/art/Father-Son-and-the-Mother-Hen-768606229 Father, Son and the Mother Hen]]. When a picture of him with his wife Greta at the Vatican. Which from Oboro's pov is not a big deal and something she appreciates a man for having an interest in feminine hygiene. Murking Ganabati's POV further of the man which was hinted in [[https://www.deviantart.com/blackmanaburning/art/Eye-of-the-Storm-pt-1-2-Fanfic-Commission-756456294 Eye Of The Storm]] to be tainted with his dislike of Casprini.
* ''Fanfic/ThePokemonSquad'': RM. He likes to crossdress, [[DudeLooksLikeALady has a very androgynous design]], and the episode "RM's Gay Old Time" has him fitting every single gay stereotype listed on [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron's]] {{Expy}} of FOX News, but after WordOfGay confirmed that almost EveryoneIsBi, RM is one of the few heterosexual characters, with his apparent crushes on other male characters early on being nothing beyond jokes.
* ''Fanfic/OneGirlWithTenBrothers'': Loni and Lexx are just as feminine as their [[RuleSixtyThree female counterparts (Leni and Lola) are]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', the former being a fashion designer who loves clothes and the latter being an aspiring Broadway stage actor who hates getting dirty and fusses about his physical appearance all the time, but both of them are attracted to females. The former's status as this is lampshaded when [[spoiler: after Luke [[ComingOutStory comes out as a bisexual who has a boyfriend to the family]] and they accept it, several of them admit that they had assumed that Loni was [[MistakenForGay gonna be the gay one]], much to his irritation]].
* ''Fanfic/TherellBeAnotherTime'': A rare female example. Trixie always dresses masculinely, and even wears a tuxedo to the school dance, yet she goes on a date with a male character.

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* Ken in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3''. There are so many jokes made regarding his sexuality, including having girly handwriting and AlwaysCamp tastes. Yet he falls in love with Franchise/{{Barbie}} [[LoveAtFirstSight at first sight]].
-->'''Ken:''' I'm not a girl's toy! I'm not!
* Prince Charming of ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}''. Even though he displayed a lot of campy behavior, he showed a decent amount of attraction towards Princess Fiona. However, this is mostly due to her royal status. He does seem to have a relationship with Rapunzel in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird''.
* Jack Skellington of ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'', who is stylish and thespian, but falls for Sally in the end.
* WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}. That guy has chemistry with pretty much every guy in the movie, and yet he never gets explicit about any of them in that way (Dreamworks kids' movie, remember?) and actually [[spoiler:ends up with Roxanne by the end of the movie following a naturally progressing relationship]] (so no LastMinuteHookUp there).

* Fix-It Felix, Jr. from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' may have [[DownplayedTrope just a smidgen]] of this. The way he approaches his relationship with [[TheLadette Calhoun]] is ''extremely'' effeminate.
* Thistle from ''Animation/TheElmChantedForest''. He lisps, he's effeminate, he's [[HoYay especially]] [[LoveMartyr devoted]] to [[TheEmperor Emperor Spine]] -- he still falls in love with a fairy princess in the sequel ''The Magic Hat.''
* Flower from ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' is so feminine that [[ViewerGenderConfusion he's often mistaken by viewers for the opposite gender.]] However, he does end up with a female skunk by the end of the film.
* Genie from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' is very flamboyant, loves to plan weddings, and cross-dresses frequently, yet in the series, he falls in love with a female genie.
** Jafar as well, particularly when he's singing. Just listen to "[[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar You're Only Second Rate]]" -- that ''can't'' be a straight man singing, can it? Yet, [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty his interactions with Jasmine]] are [[NoYay creepy]] enough that he's clearly attracted to girls, at the very least.
* Lumiere from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is shown to be a flamboyant man who likes cooking and speaks in a heavy French accent, yet Lumiere is shown to be a womanizer who eventually hooks up with Fifi.

* Bobby Santiago in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse''. Among other feminine hobbies, he watches romantic movies and TV shows and has a weakness for theatre, the latter of which the Loud family exploits in the ThanksgivingEpisode. However, he is explicitly in love with and dating Lori Loud.

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. Benimaru Nikaidou. When he was officially said to be straight, the SNK people added a "NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat" note to his profile to avoid UnfortunateImplications.

* ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5'' Part 2 has Purge, a villain who wears a suit of ''purple disco mirrors'' under his cloak and wears eyeliner. However he hits on Ulala so many times, it becomes clear that he's straight.
* Alfred Ashford from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'' seems to be this. [[{{Squick}} If you really want]] [[{{Twincest}} to think about it]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'': By all indications, Lee Chaolan is this. In fact, ignoring the unicorn on his jacket and his voice, it's odd that anyone thinks he's gay, what with being knee-deep in bikini-clad chicks all. the. time. His special arena in ''Tekken 5'' is a pool, emptied of the water, with him sitting on the sidelines (unless he's in the fight) while girls in bikinis lounge all over him. Namco appears to be having fun with this; his customization options in ''6'' include a LeatherMan outfit that would make Ash from ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' protest that it's too obvious, but he ''still'' spends most of his time trying to nail his (female) lab assistant.
** The unicorn print on the back of Lee's jacket symbolises the chinese unicorn {{Kirin}}, a heavenly beast that bestows luck and prosperity to it's successor. Much like how Lee rose to the Misihma family despite being adopted into the family. And not just any random unicorn.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'': Vil Schoenheit is very effeminate and beauty-conscious, and is a celebrity model and actor. His sexual orientation is never established.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Charmy Bee has a flamboyant design and mannerisms (and his name's Charmy, for God's sake), but is only interested in girls if the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics comics]] can be trusted.

* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' has the very camp, very [[TheDandy dandy]] [[Characters/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Mid-Boss]]. Not only was he married (he's a widower), [[spoiler:he has a son: [[LukeIAmYourFather Laharl]]]].

* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': Consular companion Tharan Cedrax loves luxury items and the finest that [[WretchedHive Nar Shaddaa]] had to offer. He's well-groomed and gets indignant about his clothes being dirty if you have to revive him after a fight. But he is also a notorious playboy that flirts and has dalliances with anything female, humanoid, and reasonably attractive. His ''real'' emotional attachment, however, is to his sentient holographic assistant, Holiday.
* General Lionwhyte from ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'', representing all that is HairMetal. Despite his flowing hair ([[HairWings which he uses to fly]]), colorful outfits, and plentiful makeup, his taking women as {{Sex Slave}}s for his pleasure palace leaves no question about his sexuality. Ironically, he's also voiced by [[Music/JudasPriest Rob Halford]], [[ManlyGay his complete opposite]].
* Hans Winkle, from the Old Blood prequel to ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder'' is pretty girlish-looking, squeamish about blood, vain, and uses suggestive language -- and is utterly devoted to his lover, TheBaroness Frau Engel. He's also a case of FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon, as he's not only a German {{bishonen}} but also a devoted Nazi who works in one of their prison camps, where his lover tortures and murders the prisoners.
* Vega from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' is very effeminate and cares about his appearance and beauty. He's also been shown to be attracted to women like Chun Li and Cammy and compliments them quite a bit, albeit sometimes in a psychopathic way.
--> ''A flower trifling in the wind is so beautiful... I want to cut it down by my own hand.''
* The BigBad, Pagan Min, from ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' dresses flamboyantly, talks in an effeminate manner, and uses suggestive body language. However, his backstory proves that he is straight. [[spoiler: He had a passionate love affair with Ishwari Ghale, the wife of his enemy, the ruthless leader of the Golden Path. The union resulted in a daughter between the two. The Golden Path leader finds out and kills the baby. This sets Pagan Min on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge before Ajay returns to Kyrat.]] This is later retconned in ''VideoGame/FarCry6: Control'' where it's established he did have affairs with men in the past yet it's stressed that [[spoiler:Ishwari]] was in fact the love of his life.
* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': Teddie is a shadow that gains an ego, which allows him to turn human on occasion. He is shown in human form to look like a {{Bishonen}} who wears a white blouse-like shirt with a rose on it and has a flamboyant design and he seems to be interested in fashion. He also has no problem cross-dressing as he loved dressing up as the character Alice in the cross-dressing contest and he has HoYay moments with Kanji and the protagonist, Yu Narukami. However, Teddie constantly flirts with all the girls of the Investigation Team and after winning the cross-dressing contest, he declared that the girls have their beauty competition be swimsuit-themed.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' has Bleublanc, a.k.a Phantom Thief B. He dresses effeminately, has a very camp voice, uses a lot of rose petal motifs, and is obsessed with "beauty". However, his interactions towards a few female party members have IHaveYouNowMyPretty undertones, and one of his [[MultipleChoicePast possible origin stories]] pegs his StartOfDarkness as stemming from being unable to marry a wealthy girl due to class differences. Interestingly, his rival and GoodCounterpart, Olivier, is openly bisexual.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect'': Gender inverted. Even without the abundance of unisex uniforms and BoyishShortHair options, a female Commander Shepard sounds deep, never crosses her legs and has a very masculine style of walking. She can also romance a male love interest.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' has Forrest, a male WholesomeCrossdresser who loves fashion and makes it explicitly clear in his C-support with male Corrin that he is only romantically interested in women.
* Lancelot from ''VideoGame/MobileLegendsBangBang'' is a very girly looking, flamboyant fencer, with many players accusing him as gay. As a matter of fact, he's very straight and chivalrous: [[RescueRomance He saved a harassed Odette during a bar brawl, the two fell in love]] but [[ItsNotYouItsMe Lancelot left her to not burden her with his own troubles]], but it's clear that both genuinely love each other.

Some shows purposely do this to [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar insert a gay character]] (or increasingly to insert a ''stereotypical'' gay character) without annoying the MoralGuardians. Today such a person is considered a Metrosexual, a straight person who acts gay. This kind of character also has some ValuesDissonance involved. In the past, this kind of behavior was associated with people like TheDandy, and it was a symptom of them being [[TheCasanova ladykillers]]. In newer works, this character is more often used for AnAesop about judging people by appearance.

** Sideshow Bob has a definite love of musical theatre and definitely keeps up with his appearance but has a wife and child. Even before he married, Sideshow Bob's use of this trope was almost certainly just a shout out to ''Frasier''/''Cheers''. In fact, when Homer meets Bob's second wife, he comments that he thought Bob was gay.

Up until the 1970s or so (this is when people began to get more comfortable with openly gay characters as a result of social change), in many segments of society and media, men were assumed to be straight unless outed, no matter how feminine they acted. Thus, many films from the era of MediaNotes/TheHaysCode contain Camp Straight characters who are ''sometimes'' proven straight by a LastMinuteHookup.