Green’s Dictionary of Slang

minnie n.

1. (Polari) a homosexual man.

[UK]P. Baker Fantabulosa 295/1: minnie a homosexual man.

2. (Polari) a woman.

[UK]R. Milward Man-Eating Typewriter 31: A itinerant minny, Madame O feared she might be mistaken for a gypsy [...] so she dolled herself up again.