Madelynn May isn’t just an OnlyFans creator. She’s a voice who is challenging unrealistic body expectations that are set by adult entertainment. Her mission? Spreading “penis positivity” through her work on OnlyFans. When it comes to size, she isn’t worried. With nearly 1.5 million “likes” on her OnlyFans page, she’s got a large enough audience to make a real impact.
Based in Las Vegas, Madelynn May is an adult content creator with over 660K Instagram followers who is reportedly earning up to six figures a month on OnlyFans. She’s also worked as a stripper, hustling through her own financial hurdles before the age of being able to perform for subscribers online. Currently, she’s a creator with consistent financial success and a platform that has the kind of following that could shape the discourse around men’s body confidence.
May reports receiving over 100 messages per day from men who are insecure about their penis size, and are seeking reassurance. According to the OnlyFans model, some of this insecurity comes from the adult entertainment industry. She believes that the adult entertainment industry creates unrealistic standards, saying that porn often centers oversized bodies as what should be considered “normal,” feeding into a sense of shame and comparison. While there is a larger cultural conversation about body positivity, this movement often prioritizes women’s experiences with physical insecurity, leaving some men feeling the need to search for their own place to seek reassurance.
OnlyFans might seem like a strange place to go for reassurance about penis insecurity, but many creators have actually been addressing this as a part of the services they provide. “Dick ratings” are a commonly requested content genre on OnlyFans, in which subscribers pay creators to evaluate and comment on photos of their genitalia. For OnlyFans creators, it’s a potentially lucrative request. For May, it’s a monetized opportunity to pursue her mission of reassuring men about their insecurities about their penis size. She uses a blend of humor, kindness, and honesty that creates a feedback loop where men are able to feel seen and validated while she earns a living. It is worth noting the duality of what’s at play: May is empowering men, but she’s also monetizing their insecurities. It’s ethically complex, but that doesn’t change the fact that dick ratings remain a popular service on OnlyFans.
May is working to reframe the narrative, and says that “worth is not tied to inches.” She encourages the men who come to her for ratings to feel confident in what they’ve got, and to embrace their personality more. According to May, intimacy and genuine connection with your partner are far more important than size. She’s working to disrupt long-standing body myths that are prevalent in porn, and wants to make sure that talks around body positivity include men too, not just women.
Society at large often discourages men from voicing anything other than confidence in themselves, leaving many men feeling like they don’t have a place to be open and vulnerable with their insecurities. May’s work provides a safe, albeit monetized, space for open dialogue. The rise in popularity of OnlyFans and the lack of easily accessible mental health support have allowed this niche of reassurance and validation to become a commodified product. This does, however, raise the question of whether sex work and therapy-like reassurance being blended is reshaping the landscape of digital intimacy.
May’s approach may have some ethical complexities, but it’s proving to be effective. She’s combining digital entrepreneurship with a social message, and she’s making quite the impact. While many consider OnlyFans to simply be a source of erotic pleasure seeking content, she’s intentionally using her page to reshape the way men think about their masculinity and body image.
