queen bee

A woman who has authority or is in a dominant or favored position over her peers. An allusion to the (typically) lone egg-laying female of a bee colony. Martha fancies herself a queen bee after her promotion, but she's only an assistant supervisor. You'll have to ask the queen bee before you put through any more orders on the company card.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maximino	mahk-see-MEE-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Darcey	DAHR-see	English (Rare)
Read	REED	English (Rare)
Masterman	MAS-tər-mən	English (Rare)
Ksenia	KSEN-yah	Polish
Sundar	-	Tamil, Indian, Hindi