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.

That changed a lot of things."
Including what she called herself.
Discover the meaning behind Queen Latifah’s stage name below.

“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.