| Official Name: | Gay, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Gay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 702 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2303 |
| Coordinates: | 35.2914°N -83.2733°W |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1011456[1] |
Gay is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.
A post office was established at Gay in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.[2] The community has the name of Gay Sutton, a pioneer citizen.[3]