A lot of celebrities have interesting stories behind their stage names, including artist-turned-actressQueen Latifah.

And, that she did all of that by simply loving herself.

And I decided to love myself.

Queen Latifah smiling red carpet

That changed a lot of things."

Including what she called herself.

Discover the meaning behind Queen Latifah’s stage name below.

Queen Latifah

“I think that’s the wonderful thing about a woman.

We can be strong but then we can be soft and kind and sensitive.”

“My mother kinda laughed.

She was like, ‘Queen?

I ain’t calling you Queen,'” Latifah said, per People.