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

Gaming

* Queen (chess), a chess piece * Queen (playing card), 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 progres ...

, 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, Col ...

'' * "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'' * "Queen", a song by Shawn Mendes from the 2018 album '' Shawn Mendes'' * "Queen", a 2021 track by Toby Fox from '' Deltarune Chapter 2 OST'' from the video game ''Deltarune'' * "Queen", a song by Tracey Thorn from the 2018 album '' Record'' * " Q.U.E.E.N.", a 2013 song by Janelle Monáe * Queen Records, 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'', 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, US * Queen, Pennsylvania, US

Religion and folklore

May Queen In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday, and of springtime and also summer. The May Queen is a girl who rides or walks at the front of a parade for May D ...

, or Queen of May, a personification of the May Day holiday * Queen of Heaven, 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 ** Queen ant ** Queen bee * Queen (butterfly), ''Danaus gilippus'' * Queen, an un-neutered female cat

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 person, usually a male, imitating female signifiers for entertainment purposes * Queen (slang), a slang term for a flamboyant or effeminate gay man *

Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North, abbreviated QUEEN was an international and interdisciplinary research programme in the Arctic. QUEEN was established to understand the processes involved in environmental changes in the Arctic region by ...

(QUEEN), a climate research project in the Arctic * Queen Fine Foods * Queen sized bed * Sabrina Frederick, Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Queen"