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Contents 1 In government and monarchy 2 In arts and literature 3 In zoology 4 In religion and folklore 5 In games 6 In popular culture 7 See also

In singular form, Queen may refer to:

In government and monarchy

See also Category:Queens

• Queen regnant, a female monarch, equivalent to the male title king; she is referred to informally in the third person as "The Queen"
  • Beatrix of the Netherlands
  • Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  • Margrethe II of Denmark
• Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king without equal power
• Queen dowager, a former queen consort whose husband has died
• Queen mother, either a queen dowager, or a queen regnant who has abdicated, whose son or daughter has become the monarch

In arts and literature

• Queen (band), an English rock band
  • Queen (album), the band's debut album
  • Queen II, the band's second album
• Queen (Snow White), a character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Queen (magazine), a British women's magazine
• The Queen (film), a 2006 film starring Dame Helen Mirren
• Queen: The Story of an American Family, a book by Alex Haley and a 1993 TV mini-series based on that book
• Queen Records, a former subisdiary record label of King Records (USA)

In zoology

• Queen insects, an aspect of eusociality

In religion and folklore

• May Queen, the goddess of spring or a young girl chosen to personify her as part of a springtime celebration
• Mary (mother of Jesus), the Virgin Mary
• Queen Mab a dream altering succubus in the play Romeo and Juliet

In games

• Queen (chess), a chess piece
• Queen (playing card), a card or cards in a deck of playing cards or tarot cards

In popular culture

• Queen (automobile), three automobiles manufactured under the name "Queen"
• Queen (gay slang), a flamboyant or effeminate gay man
• Drag queen, a (usually male) entertainer dressed in woman's clothing
• Queen Bee (comics), a DC comics supervillain

See also

• Queen Street, any of several streets
• Queen (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• A size of bed
• Winter Queen (disambiguation)
• Queening (disambiguation)
• Queens (disambiguation) (including "Queen's")

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As a wise woman once said: 'we are living in the queen times'- Emma Louise Lewthwaite