Queen most commonly refers to: *

Queen regnant A queen regnant (: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank, title and position to a king. She reigns ''suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a kingdom; as opposed to a queen consort, who is married to a reigning ...

, a female monarch of a kingdom *

Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...

, the wife of a reigning king *

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

, a British rock band Queen or QUEEN may also refer to:

Monarchy

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 cle ...

, the widow of a king *

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

, a queen dowager who is the mother of a reigning monarch * List of queens regnant

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Queen (Marvel Comics), Adrianna "Ana" Soria * Evil Queen, from ''Snow White'' * Red Queen (''Through the Looking-Glass'') * Queen of Hearts (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'') * Queen, a character from the video game ''

Deltarune ''Deltarune'' is an episodic role-playing video game in development by Toby Fox as a follow-up to his 2015 video game ''Undertale''. In the game, the player controls a human teenager, Kris, who is destined to save the world together with Susie ...

'' * Queen, the codename for Makoto Niijima, a character from ''Persona 5''

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 ...

, the most powerful chess piece that moves horizontally, vertically and diagonally *

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 ...

, a playing card with a picture of a woman on it *

Queen (carrom) Carrom is a tabletop game of India, Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. In South Asia, many clubs and cafés hold regular tournaments. Carrom is commonly played by families, inclu ...

, a piece in carrom

Music

* ''Queen'' (Queen album), 1973 * ''Queen'' (Nicki Minaj album), 2018 * ''Queen'' (soundtrack), soundtrack to the 2014 Indian film * ''Queen'', a 2011 album by Kaya * ''Queen'', a 2017 album by Ten Walls * "Queen", a song by Estelle from the 2018 album '' Lovers Rock'' * "Queen", a song by

G Flip Georgia Claire Flipo (born 22 September 1993), known professionally as G Flip, is an Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Melbourne, Victoria. Their debut studio album, '' About Us'', was released on 30 August ...

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 ''Stoner Witch'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Melvins, released on October 18, 1994, by Atlantic Records. It is their second release for the label. Recording The album was recorded with Garth "GGGarth" Richardson and Joe Ba ...

'' * "Queen", a song by Perfume Genius from the 2014 album ''

Too Bright ''Too Bright'' is the third studio 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 Billboard 200. Critical reception ' ...

'' * "Queen", a song by Shawn Mendes from the 2018 album ''

Shawn Mendes Shawn Peter Raul Mendes ( , ; born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian singer. He gained a following in 2013 when he posted song covers on the video-sharing platform Vine (software), Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manage ...

'' * "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 and also features guest appearances by Laura Shigihara, Lena Raine and Marcy Nabors. The first soundtrack album for Chapter one was released on Ban ...

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

Zior Park Park Ji-won (; born October 11, 1994), better known by his stage name Zior Park (), is a South Korean rapper and music video director. Life and career Early life and career beginnings Zior Park was born Park Ji-won on October 11, 1994. He grad ...

, 2023 * " 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 1975 ...

, 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), a 2019 Indian political drama series * ''Queen'' (2022 miniseries), a 2022 Polish television miniseries

Places

* Queen, New Mexico, US * Queen, Pennsylvania, US

Religion and folklore

May Queen In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday of 1 May, and of Spring (season), springtime and the coming growing season. The May Queen is a ...

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

Queen of Heaven Queen of Heaven () is a title given by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy, to Mary, mother of Jesus, and, to a lesser extent, in Anglicanism and Lutheranism. The title has long been a tradition, included in prayers and devotional literat ...

, a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus *

Queen of Heaven (antiquity) Queen of Heaven was a title given to several ancient sky goddesses worshipped throughout the ancient Mediterranean and the ancient Near East. Goddesses known to have been referred to by the title include Inanna, Anat, Isis, Nut, Astarte, and p ...

, a title given to a number of ancient goddesses

Science

* Queen, a reproductive female caste in

eusociality Eusociality ( Greek 'good' and social) is the highest level of organization of sociality. It is defined by the following characteristics: cooperative brood care (including care of offspring from other individuals), overlapping generations wit ...

Queen ant A queen ant (also known as a gyne) is an adult, reproducing female ant in an ant colony; she is usually the mother of all the other ants in that colony. Some female ants, such as the '' Cataglyphis'', do not need to mate to produce offspring, rep ...

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) The queen butterfly (''Danaus gilippus'') is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae with a wingspan of . It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its Dorsum (biology), dorsal wing sur ...

, ''Danaus gilippus'' * Queen, an un-neutered female

cat The cat (''Felis catus''), also referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the ...

Transportation

Queen (Canadian automobile) The Queen was a Canadian automobile manufactured in Toronto between 1901 and 1903 by the Queen City Cycle & Motor Works. The car was a 4-seater runabout powered by an 823cc single-cylinder engine mounted under the front seat.{{cite book, last=Geor ...

, 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) Queen is a given name and surname. In some cases it originated as a shortening of the surname McQueen (surname), MacQueen. In other cases it was the nickname of an ancestor that later became the family's surname. Given name People with this given n ...

, 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 (entertainment), drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate Femininity, female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have ...

, a person, usually 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 men, gay man. The term can either be pejorative or celebrated as a type of self-identification. History When James I of England ascended the English throne in 1603 ...

, 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 * Sabrina Frederick, Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Queen"