queen

Definitions

(Noun) wife of a king

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(Noun) The wife of the king.

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(Noun) the wife of the king

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(Noun) The female head of a monarchy; comparable to "king".

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1. A male homosexual. This appellation is commonly used among gay males for one another, but more often refers to older, ostentatiously effeminate gay men.

QUOTES:

(1) RobertReisner. Graffiti. Two Thousand Years of Wall Writing : ' God save the Queens! '

(2) Chichi Rodriquez (John Leguizamo) to Vita Boheme (Patrick Swayze) in To Wong Foo. Thanks for Everything. Julie Newmar (1995): ' Vita, you know, you're not a queen because you rule people or you sit on the throne, baby, you're a queen because you couldn't cut it as a man so you had to put on a dress.'

(3) In Corrina, Corrina (1994) Mrs. Washington (Whoopie Goldberg) is listening to television:
-- A TV ad: ' Would YOU like to be queen for a day? '
-- Corrina: ' I knew a guy in my neighborhood who wanted to be queen for a day, and you know what happened to him, don't you? '

2. An effeninate male. May also be derogatory referring to superficial, nelly, sharp-tongued and self-important gay male, one unpleasant to be around.

3. A transvestite or a female impersonator and/or performer.

4. A woman, especially one of outstanding beauty (beauty queen) or talent (movie queen).

5. The wife of a king; a female monarch. Queen consort = the wife of a reigning king.

6. My Queen , a term of endearment for a wife.

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(Noun) the wife of a king