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===== The song paints the Queen as someone who exists in a liminal space—at once alluring and unsettling. This could easily map onto queerness, especially in an era when LGBTQ+ people were still forced to live in the shadows or perform acceptable versions of themselves in public. =====

The mention of "masquerade" and "circus" evokes the idea of drag, ballroom culture, and queer performance as survival. The Queen might represent someone who embodies fluidity, someone who cannot be pinned down into a singular identity. The narrator’s conflicted feelings mirror society’s broader struggle with queerness: attraction mixed with discomfort, admiration tangled with fear of the unknown.

Also, the circus queen metaphor resonates with how LGBTQ+ individuals were often viewed as exotic, eccentric, or even freakish in mainstream society—sometimes admired, but always seen as “other.” The LGBTQ+ community has often reclaimed the imagery of the clown, the freak, the performer—turning what was once mockery into self-expression.