You answered your own question...
If we were to boil it down to the sole variable of reproduction, females would be looking to optimize, while men are just looking to pass on DNA. So naturally, the female scope narrows trying to select the best option, males are just looking to reproduce period.
That of course changes, drastically, as other relative variables come into play. Take for example some hermaphrodite species, where each participating sex partner can impregnate or get impregnated; you're now accounting for aggression, size, everything down to which organism is fittest at that exact moment and if anything else impacts (significantly, whatever that means) the outcome of a penis joust/mating.
Then you have humans, present day, the most conscious flesh organisms we're (self)aware of. Yes, height is still playing a part, but the reality expands...exponentially. Some items are prioritized consciously, some maybe not. Isolating height against other "single/isolated" variables...even if we just stay in the realm of sexual attraction which I'm almost certain this post boils down to. Now then, your life, your baseline; this is all in contrast to you as an individual as perceived by any given VIABLE female (as in you have your own narrowing criteria, I imagine, beyond sexual reproduction):
How does her priority on height of a sexual partner compare to: weight, BMI, bodily scent, oral scent, diet, income, stature, shape of your nose, eye color...etc . And that's just some of the shallow shit you can figure out from a quick hookup, or even a Tinder profile.
All variables considered, for all viable females whose top 10 priorities is not height of her sexual partner, then consider all those other factors, AGAIN. Geographic proximity, age proximity, social status, life goals and aspirations, personality, hip gyration, sexual member dimensions, health, health history, genetic background, genetic history, interests, hobbies, music, soul passions...