There are provided a display substrate, a method for manufacturing a display substrate, and a liquid crystal display panel, the display substrate includes: a color filter layer disposed on a base; at least one cover layer positioned on a side of the color filter layer away from the base and including a first cover layer which is in contact with the color filter layer; at least one optical compensation layer, where each optical compensation layer is positioned on a side of the first cover layer away from the base and is configured to compensate a phase delay of light emitted from a liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal display panel; and a spacer positioned on the side of the first cover layer away from the base and being in contact with one of the at least one cover layer.