[count] 1 a : a woman who rules a country and who usually inherits her position and rules for life
▪ She was crowned queen of England. ▪ the reign of Queen Elizabeth
b : the wife of a king
▪ the king and his queen 2 a : a girl or woman who is highly respected and very successful or popular
▪ She's a fashion queen. ▪ the queen of the blues
b : a girl or woman who is awarded the highest honor for an event or contest
▪ She was voted queen of the prom. ▪ the homecoming queen
c : something that is thought of as female and that is considered better than all others
▪ This ship is the queen of all the ocean liners. 3 : the most powerful piece in the game of chess that can move any number of free squares in any direction — see picture at chess 4 : a playing card that has a picture of a queen
▪ the queen of hearts/spades/clubs/diamonds — see picture at playing card 5 : a female insect (such as a bee or ant) that lays eggs
▪ a queen bee 6 informal + offensive : a homosexual man who usually acts like a woman — see also drag queen