Her music career launched after she became a protégé of Teddy Riley, a record producer and member of the R&B group Blackstreet in the mid-1990s. Although she was not listed on the song, she was a featured artist alongside Dr. Dre in Blackstreet's 1996 hit, "No Diggity." She signed to Riley's Lil' Man label, and released My Melody (1997), her solo debut album, produced by Riley.
Her first album produced the charted singles "Man Behind the Music," "All My Love", and "Party Ain't a Party." She also gained notoriety for her song "Girlfriend" featuring Meshell Ndegeocello, where the lyrics explored same-sex relationships. In 1999, she took a three-year hiatus from performing and returned with Conversations with Queen (2001), her second album. She is now an entrepreneur and novelist. Her sons Donlynn and Quintion Walters are also rappers, who go by the handles Nefu Da Don and Q Nhannaz.
After the release of the single, "Girlfriend," that contained themes that were taboo in the hip-hop community at the time, some media sources presumed Queen Pen to be bisexual or lesbian. During the song's release, Queen Pen remained coy about her sexuality and would not disclose it unless it was going to be a "front page" story. She also added that if she told the press she was straight, she would be viewed as a liar; in turn, if she were to say she was gay, she would be viewed as someone trying to get publicity. In 2001, Queen Pen disclosed, in an interview, that she was neither bisexual or lesbian.

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