General

• Stays (nautical), the heavy ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run from the masts to the hull
• Guy-wire, a metal wire used to support tall structures, such as radio masts
• Bone (corsetry), one of the rigid parts of a corset
• A part of a steam locomotive's firebox
• Collar stay, a small rigid piece used to maintain the point of a men's dress shirt collar

Law

• Two types of court order, either of which may be called simply a stay:
• Stay of execution, a ruling to temporarily suspend the enforcement of a court judgment—often, but not always, referring to a stay of a death sentence
• Stay of proceedings, a ruling halting further legal process in a trial

Media

• Stay (novel), a crime novel by Nicola Griffith
• Stay (2005 film), a psychological thriller directed by Marc Forster
• Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006 film) (originally titled Stay), a romantic comedy directed by Bobcat Goldthwait

Music

• Stay (Jeremy Camp album)
• "Stay" (Jeremy Camp song)
• Stay (Oingo Boingo album)
• "Stay", a song by Oingo Boingo from Dead Man's Party
• Stay (Simply Red album), or the title song
• "Stay" (David Bowie song)
• "Stay" (Elisa song)
• "Stay" (Eternal song)
• "Stay" (Fayray song)
• "Stay" (David Guetta song)
• "Stay" (Jodeci song)
• "Stay" (Ne-Yo song)
• "Stay" (Pink Floyd song)
• "Stay" (Jay Sean song)
• "Stay" (Shakespears Sister song)
• "Stay" (Sugarland song)
• "Stay" (Maurice Williams song), a song by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs notably covered by Frankie Valli, The Hollies, Jackson Browne, and others
• "Stay?", a song by the Rogue Traders
• "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)", a song by U2
• "Stay (I Missed You)", a song by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
• "Stay (Wasting Time)", a song by the Dave Matthews Band
• "Stay", a song by The Blue Nile from A Walk Across the Rooftops
• "Stay", a song by Destiny's Child from The Writing's on the Wall
• "Stay", a song by Stephen Gately
• "Stay", a song by Alison Krauss from Forget About It
• "Stay", a song by Ray Lavender
• "Stay", a song by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
• "Stay", a song by Sash! from It's My Life - The Album
• "Stay", a song by The Waifs from Sun Dirt Water
• "Stay", a fan-given title for an untitled song by My Chemical Romance
• "Stay", a song by Hillsong Music Australia, from the 1999 album By Your Side
• "Stay", a song by Madonna from her second album Like a Virgin