queen bee

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Now we’re on Vegas World; now we’re on Jurassic Planet; now we’re on a planet ruled by a gigantic queen bee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Every actor oozed Main Character Energy, but the plot fully revolved around Silverstone’s Cher, the effervescent queen bee of Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

The four Ghostbusters, for instance, bring distinct skills and backgrounds to the table, while the witches in "The Craft" each embody a different archetype of teenage girlhood, from outcast to queen bee.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

Her competition for queen bee is now a self-described "authentic, socially conscious, body positive, environmentally aware and economically compassionate" influencer.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

The actual work was done by the servants, of course, but the queen bee of all this busyness was indisputably Lady Constance.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood