User blog comment:Forrestib/Swordsman Identity/@comment-4010415-20141025134827

I can say this for sure: Unless Qrow is transexual, that wasn't Qrow.

The masked samurai/ronin is a woman. You can tell by the size of her eyes, which you can see through the bottom set of eye holes in the mask.

In RWBY, the guys have small slim eyes and the girls have big round eyes. The masked woman has big round eyes. Her eyes are red, btw. Here's a screenshot where you can more easily notice her eyes. You can even see the shine (white circle) in the one on our left.