History Main / SingleMomStripper

* The trope is central to the premise of ''Literature/{{Striptease}}'', both the Carl Hiaasen book and the movie (see above).

* ''Literature/StripTease'', by Creator/CarlHiaasen, hinges on this trope: Erin Grant becomes a stripper, but only because she has to do something lucrative to pay off her legal fees from trying to get custody of her daughter from her sleazeball ex-husband. She never actually has much of a romance with anybody, let alone being saved by ThePowerOfLove, and she gets the happiest ending of anyone in the book.

* "Envy" from ''VisualNovel/BeingADIK'' works at the Pink Rose and is revealed to have a school-age son.

* In a brief ''Magazine/{{MAD}} Magazine'' comic strip from the late '90s, two teenage boys are looking at internet porn when one asks the other if that's his mom. At first, the second boy thinks he's joking until he realizes it ''is'' his mom. He runs home and asks her how she could do such a thing, and she nonchalantly replies, "I made enough money in ten minutes to afford one of those UsefulNotes/{{Sega Dreamcast}}s you've been bitching about." His tone ''quickly'' changes.

A Single Mom Stripper is a single woman working in any aspect of the sex trade (stripper, porn star/adult model, escort, hooker, masseuse, taxi-dancer, phone-sex operator, etc.) because she sees it as a practical way to support her child or children. On one hand, this trope can humanize these women and give them a story behind their beauty. But on the other hand, it can imply that a woman who is only in the business due to circumstance is [[MyGirlIsNotASlut more respectable than one who does it by choice.]] Needless to say, this trope is sadly TruthInTelevision.

May be a HookerWithAHeartOfGold or a JunkieParent. The children might be treated as a SonOfAWhore, whether or not actual prostitution is involved. May also be used to give the DisposableSexWorker a sympathetic backstory. Compare with JustifiedCriminal. Usually results from StrugglingSingleMother.

* Yasuko Takasu, Ryuji's mom in ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' isn't a stripper, but [[HostClub using her sex-appeal while waiting tables and entertaining bar patrons is part of her job.]]

* In the Worm fanfic ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/alternate-beginnings.300219/ Alternate Beginnings]]'' one of the characters has an 18 year old sister. She's not the mom, but when her parents both lose their jobs (and after the younger teenage son has turned down joining of the worse gangs in the city) and they're about to be tossed on the street, she takes up hooking to get money to support them. The younger brother catches her at coming home one night and tells her she's not doing that again and promptly joins up with the gang. Some months later she's managed to land a temp job and between that and the income he's pulling from gang duties they're managed to make ends meet.

A Single Mom Stripper is a single woman working in any aspect of the sex trade (stripper, porn star/adult model, escort, hooker, masseuse, taxi-dancer, phone-sex operator, etc.) because she sees it as a practical way to support her child or children. On one hand, this trope can humanize these women and give them a story behind their beauty. But on the other hand, it can imply that a woman who is only in the business due to circumstance is [[MyGirlIsNotASlut more respectable than one who does it by choice.]]

* Nina from ''Manga/SweetGuiltyLoveBites'' isn't a stripper, but the hostess job she does to support Ryuna is dependent on her looks, and leads to some awkwardness. Though at the end [[spoiler: [[HasTwoMommies the single part is not so applicable anymore.]]]]

* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'' has Mina temporarily sheltered by one while on the run from her enemies. She repays the favor by willingly surrendering to protect her and her daughter, and [[KickTheSonOfABitch brutally slaughtering]] the pedophile vampire "interested" in little Suzy.

* ''Manga/BootyRoyaleNeverGoDownWithoutAFight'': Recurring character Goujima Sara is an extreme porn star who is revealed in chapter 22 to have an infant son. Main character Misora criticizes her for swearing in front of the kid when they go out to dinner together.

* Yasuko Takasu, Ryuji's mom in ''LightNovel/ToraDora'' isn't a stripper, but [[HostClub using her sex-appeal while waiting tables and entertaining bar patrons is part of her job.]]

* Played for laughs on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' with Eric Cartman's single mom Liane who not only has slept (for free) with nearly the [[AnythingThatMoves entire town]] but has also worked as a porn model and actress. Eric chooses to believe, despite all evidence to the contrary, that all this was in her past. For example, in ''[[Recap/SouthParkS1E7Pinkeye Pinkeye]]'' there's a RunningGag in which Stan and Kyle tease Cartman over his mom having appeared in ''Crack Whore'' magazine.

* In ''Series/WelcomeBackKotter'' "The Return of Hotsy Totsy";(Season 3), Rosalie Totsie has dropped out of Buchanan and works at a nightclub to support her baby. Kotter and the Sweathogs help her to finish her education at Buchanan so she can improve her job prospects.

* By the end of the ''{{WesternAnimation/Zootopia}}'' fan comic ''The Longest Night''. Nadja returns home to her daughter Anya with groceries bought from the money Nick paid for her services.

* By the end of the ''{{WesternAnimation/Zootopia}}'' fan comic ''The Longest Night''. Nadja returns home to her daughter Anya with groceries bought from the money Nick paid for her services

** In ''Secret Sunshine'' (by the same author), Ryuuko mentions "turning tricks" as something she considered to
better support her niece, Kiko.

* By the end of the ''Zootopia'' fan comic ''The Longest Night''. Nadja returns home to her daughter Anya with groceries bought from the money Nick paid for her services

** In ''Secret Sunshine'' (by the same author), Ryuuko mentions "turning tricks" as something she considered to better support her niece, Kiko.

%% * It's the back story for Catherine on ''Series/{{CSI}}''.

* ''{{Series/CSI}}'': Catherine’s daughter Lindsey is a single mom and has an [=OnlyFans=], basically meaning she’s doing virtual stripping. She says Catherine is being hypocritical when Catherine disapproves, since she was a stripper before her crime lab days. Catherine gives a IWasYoungAndNeededTheMoney kind of reply, which doesn’t help much.

* Jasmine from ''Film/IndependenceDay''. Unlike most examples, however, she has no regrets about the work ("It's good money. Besides, my baby's worth it."), she's well on her way to getting out of the "single" part, and the film deserves credit for not making her any less sympathetic.

* Creator/GarthEnnis' ''ComicBook/ThePro'' is a superhero parody in which a woman in this trope gets given superpowers. She doesn't stop working as a prostitute since she is not a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob.

A Single Mom Stripper is a single woman working in any aspect of the sex trade (stripper, porn star/adult model, escort, hooker, masseuse, taxi-dancer, phone-sex operator, CamWhore, etc.) because she sees it as a practical way to support her child or children. On one hand, this trope can humanize these women and give them a story behind their beauty. But on the other hand, it can imply that a woman who is only in the business due to circumstance is [[MyGirlIsNotASlut more respectable than one who does it by choice.]]