Written by Roan and Daniel Nigro, "Pink Pony Club" is a synth-pop, dance-pop, power pop, and disco track that describes the story of a woman moving to Southern California from her home state of Tennessee, taking a job as a dancer at a gay strip club in West Hollywood despite her mother's wishes.

"Pink Pony Club" enjoyed largely positive reception amidst the rise of Roan's popularity after the release of its parent album, receiving praise for its musical composition and its story.

[1] Chappell Roan was inspired to write "Pink Pony Club" after visiting The Abbey, a gay bar in West Hollywood, California, in 2018.

"[3] According to Roan, she had previously struggled with accepting herself in Springfield, stating in Headliner, "I always had such a hard time being myself and felt like I'd be judged for being different or being creative", adding that the bar was "something that I couldn't really have experienced here in Missouri...

"[4] The synth-pop,[5] dance-pop,[6] power pop,[7] and disco[8][9][10] song follows the story of a woman from a small town in Tennessee who moves to Southern California, taking a job as a stripper at a gay strip club[5][11][12] inspired by a local strip club in Roan's former hometown of Springfield, Missouri, that was in "all hot pink".

"[12] However, despite her mother's opinions, the woman opts to stay at her job, stating that "I'm just having fun", having found in what was described in a Capital Buzz analysis as a "safe space where you feel free to be exactly who you are".

In 2023, "Pink Pony Club" and "California" were included on her completed debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, released via Island Records.

"[12] In a review of the song's parent album, Pitchfork's Olivia Horn proclaimed "Pink Pony Club" to be a "bold and uproarious pop project stitched with stories about discovering love, sex, and oneself in a new place.

[24] Reflecting on the song's performance as a sleeper hit in Capital Buzz, after her label's negative response to it, and its initial commercial failure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Roan remarked, "it's like damn bitch, were you wrong?

[35] Over four years after its initial release, "Pink Pony Club" debuted at number 90 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending June 29, 2024,[36] in the process becoming a sleeper hit.