Sue Ellen’s Open Now till 2 AM
Texas’ Oldest Lesbian Bar

Since ’89

Thirty-seven years on Cedar Springs — and one of the last lesbian bars standing anywhere in America.

EST.
1989
Inside Sue Ellen's
Est. 1989Texas’ Oldest
Lesbian BarCedar Springs · Dallas
The Heart Of Queer Dallas

Named For A Legend.
Built For You.

In 1989, Sue Ellen’s threw open her doors on Cedar Springs and took her name from the baddest woman on Dallas — all glamour, grit, and Texas nerve. The crowd that walked in made it home.

For 37 years we’ve been the living room of queer Big D: a little bit honky-tonk, a whole lot of heart, and a welcome that’s never asked you to be anything but yourself.

1989The year we opened
37Years on the Block
~30Lesbian bars left in the U.S.
#1Among the largest in the country
The Long Run

Thirty-Seven Years On Cedar Springs

  1. 1989

    The Doors Open

    Sue Ellen’s opens on the Cedar Springs strip — named for the baddest woman on Dallas television, built for the realest crowd in Texas.

  2. The ’90s

    Home On The Block

    Cedar Springs becomes the heart of queer Dallas, and Sue Ellen’s becomes its living room — a place to two-step, find your people, and be exactly who you are.

  3. 2010

    Two Floors, One Family

    A new home a few doors down: two floors of live bands, drag, and disco, plus the patio that’s been packed ever since.

  4. Today

    Still Standing

    As lesbian bars vanished across America, Sue Ellen’s held the line — now one of the largest and longest-running anywhere in the country.

  5. Always

    Y’all Means All

    Thirty-seven years on, the welcome hasn’t changed: whoever you are, however you love, there’s a stool with your name on it.

Why It Matters

One Of The Last
Of Her Kind.

America has lost the vast majority of its lesbian bars — from hundreds down to roughly thirty. Every one still open is a piece of history, a refuge, and a fight worth winning.

Sue Ellen’s is proud to be one of them: still here, still loud, still yours. When you pull up a stool, you’re keeping a legacy alive.

Come Be Part Of It →
The crowd at Sue Ellen's
The crowd that built the Block
Everybody’s Welcome

Y’all Means All.

Whoever you are, however you love — you already belong here. That’s been the promise since 1989, and it’s not going anywhere.

Cedar Springs, Dallas