Queen or QUEEN may refer to:

Monarchy

Queen regnant A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns '' suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigni ...

, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king *

Queen dowager A queen dowager or dowager queen (compare: princess dowager or dowager princess) is a title or status generally held by the widow of a king. In the case of the widow of an emperor, the title of empress dowager is used. Its full meaning is clear ...

, the widow of a king *

Queen mother A queen mother is a former queen, often a queen dowager, who is the mother of the reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since the early 1560s. It arises in hereditary monarchies in Europe and is also used to describe a number of ...

, a queen dowager who is the mother of a reigning monarch

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Queen (Marvel Comics) Quagmire Quagmire (Jerome Meyers), a villain from the Squadron Supreme universe and member of the Institute of Evil, first appeared in flashback in ''Squadron Supreme'' #4 and fully in ''Squadron Supreme'' #5, and was created by Mark Gruenwald. ...

, Adrianna "Ana" Soria *

Evil Queen The Evil Queen, also called the Wicked Queen, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of "Snow White", a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm; similar stories exist worldwide. Other versions of the Queen appear in subsequen ...

, from ''Snow White'' * Red Queen (''Through the Looking-Glass'') * Queen of Hearts (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'')

Gaming

Queen (chess) The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or , combining the powers of the rook and bishop. Each player starts the game with one queen, placed in the middle ...

, a chess piece *

Queen (playing card) The queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. In many European languages, the king and queen begin with the same letter so the latter is often called ''dame'' (lady) or variations thereof. In French playing cards, the usual rank o ...

, a playing card with a picture of a woman on it * Queen (carrom), a piece in carrom

Music

Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals) and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progr ...

, a British rock band ** ''Queen'' (Queen album), 1973 * ''Queen'' (Kaya album), 2011 * ''Queen'' (Nicki Minaj album), 2018 * ''Queen'' (Ten Walls album), 2017 * "Queen", a song by Estelle from the 2018 album ''

Lovers Rock Lovers' rock is a style of reggae music noted for its romantic sound and content. While love songs had been an important part of reggae since the late 1960s, the style was given a greater focus and a name in London in the mid-1970s.Larkin, Coli ...

'' * "Queen", a song by G Flip featuring Mxmtoon, 2020 * "Queen", a song by Jessie J from the 2018 album '' R.O.S.E.'' * "Queen", a song by Melvins from the 1994 album '' Stoner Witch'' * "Queen", a song by Perfume Genius from the 2014 album ''

Too Bright ''Too Bright'' is the third album by American singer Perfume Genius, released on September 23, 2014. The album reached number 77 on the UK Albums chart and peaked at number 83 in the United States. Critical reception ''Too Bright'' has rece ...

'' * "Queen", a song by Shawn Mendes from the 2018 album '' Shawn Mendes'' * "Queen", a 2021 track by Toby Fox from ''

Deltarune Chapter 2 OST The music of '' Deltarune'' comprises multiple soundtrack albums created and scored by Toby Fox. The first soundtrack album was released on Bandcamp on November 1, 2018, a day after the game was launched. In collaboration with Fangamer, Fox re ...

'' from the video game ''Deltarune'' * "Queen", a song by Tracey Thorn from the 2018 album ''

Record A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity ** Boot sector or boot record, ...

'' * " Q.U.E.E.N.", a 2013 song by Janelle Monáe *

Queen Records King Records was an American label founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The label owned several divisions, including Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown. It released original material until 1 ...

, a former subsidiary record label of King Records

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Queen'' (magazine), a British women's magazine * '' Queen: The Story of an American Family'', a 1993 book by Alex Haley ** ''

Alex Haley's Queen ''Alex Haley's Queen'' (also known as ''Queen'') is a 1993 American television miniseries that aired in three installments on February 14, 16, and 18 on CBS. The miniseries is an adaptation of the 1993 novel '' Queen: The Story of an American ...

'', a 1993 TV mini-series * ''Queen'' (2014 film), an Indian comedy film * ''Queen'' (2018 film), an Indian drama thriller * ''Queen'' (web series), an Indian political drama series

Places

Queen, New Mexico Queen is an unincorporated community in Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Although it currently has a population of around 50, it was formerly considered a ghost town.Pearce, T. M. (1965) "Queen" ''New Mex ...

, US *

Queen, Pennsylvania Queen is an unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is north of Bedford. Queen had a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepti ...

, US

Religion and folklore

* May Queen, or Queen of May, a personification of the May Day holiday *

Queen of Heaven Queen of Heaven ( la, Regina Caeli) is a title given to the Virgin Mary, by Christians mainly of the Catholic Church and, to a lesser extent, in Anglicanism, Lutheranism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. The Catholic teaching on this subject is express ...

, a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus * Queen of Heaven (antiquity), a title given to a number of ancient goddesses

Science

* Queen, a reproductive female caste in

eusociality Eusociality (from Ancient Greek, Greek εὖ ''eu'' "good" and social), the highest level of organization of sociality, is defined by the following characteristics: cooperative Offspring, brood care (including care of offspring from other individ ...

** Queen ant **

Queen bee A queen bee is typically an adult, mated female ( gyne) that lives in a colony or hive of honey bees. With fully developed reproductive organs, the queen is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees in the beehive. Queens are develope ...

* Queen (butterfly), ''Danaus gilippus'' * Queen, an un-neutered female

cat The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...

Transportation

* Queen (Canadian automobile), built from 1901 to 1903 * Queen (English automobile), built from 1904 to 1905 * Queen (American automobile), built from 1904 to 1907 * Queen station, a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * ''Queen'' (ship), the name of several ships ** ''Queen'' (East Indiaman) **

Other uses

* Queen (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name) *

Drag queen A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been gay men, and part o ...

, a person, usually a male, imitating female signifiers for entertainment purposes *

Queen (slang) In gay slang, queen is a term used to refer to a flamboyant or effeminate gay man. The term can either be pejorative or celebrated as a type of self-identification. Related terms Drag queen A drag queen is a person, usually male, who us ...

, a slang term for a flamboyant or effeminate gay man * Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North (QUEEN), a climate research project in the Arctic * Queen Fine Foods *

Queen sized bed Standard bed sizes are based on standard mattress sizes, which vary from country to country. Bed sizes also vary according to the size and degree of ornamentation of the bed frame. Dimensions and names vary considerably around the world, with ...

Sabrina Frederick Sabrina Frederick (formerly Frederick-Traub; born 23 November 1996) is an English-born Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was one of Brisbane's two marquee players for the ...

, Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Queen"