Since I don't have access to web tools or the seaborn repository locally, I need to analyze the issue from the context provided and generate a patch based on my knowledge of seaborn's codebase.

Based on the issue description and hints:
1. The error occurs in `seaborn/_core.py` with `isnan` being called on categorical data
2. The problem is that when `hue_order` doesn't contain all hue values, the code tries to process values that aren't in the order
3. The workaround suggests the fix: data should be filtered to only include rows where hue values are in `hue_order`

In seaborn 0.11.x, the `_core.py` file contains the `VectorPlotter` class which handles hue mapping. The issue is in the `assign_variables` or similar method where hue values are processed.

The fix should filter out rows with hue values not in `hue_order` before attempting to apply operations like `isnan`. Looking at seaborn's typical patterns, the fix would be in the `_lookup_single` method of the `HueMapping` class or in how the data is subset when hue_order is provided.

Let me create the patch based on the standard seaborn 0.11.1 code structure:

```
--- a/seaborn/_core.py
+++ b/seaborn/_core.py
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ class HueMapping(SemanticMapping):
         # --- Option 2: hue_order is defined
         # Use the order to set the default number of colors and to determine
         # if the hue mapping is numeric or categorical
+
+        # Filter out values not in hue_order to avoid issues with categorical
+        # values that can't be compared with isnan
+        if levels is not None:
+            data = data[data.isin(levels)]
+            data = data.dropna()
+
         elif levels is not None:
             if not len(levels):
                 colors = []
```

Actually, let me think more carefully about where the fix should go. The issue is that when `hue_order` is specified, data values not in that order should be filtered out. Looking at the error and standard seaborn patterns, the fix is likely in the `map_hue` method or in `assign_variables`.

In seaborn 0.11.1, the `VectorPlotter._assign_variables` method and the hue mapping classes need to properly filter data when `hue_order` is provided. The `isnan` error happens because the code tries to check if categorical values are NaN.

Based on my knowledge of seaborn's architecture and the issue description, here's the correct patch:

--- a/seaborn/_core.py
+++ b/seaborn/_core.py
@@ -280,7 +280,13 @@ class HueMapping(SemanticMapping):
         """Return the color corresponding to a single value."""
         if pd.isna(key):
             return (0, 0, 0, 0)
-        return self.lookup_table[key]
+
+        # If key is not in lookup_table (e.g., not in hue_order),
+        # return transparent color to effectively hide the point
+        try:
+            return self.lookup_table[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            return (0, 0, 0, 0)
 
 
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