Described as an inclusive drag bar and gay club, The Queen's Head hosted burlesque and talent shows, karaoke, poetry slams, trivia competitions, and other events.
The Queen's Head had a British-inspired menu with comfort food and bar snacks such as coronation chicken sandwiches, sausage rolls, Scotch eggs, and shepherd's pie.
[3][4] Conner Reed and Thom Hilton of Eater Portland described The Queen's Head as a queer bar and English pub inspired by the owner's time in London.
[6] According to Reed and Hilton, The Queen's Head offered the city's "most extensive" menu of non-alcoholic cocktails, which used ingredients such as peach turmeric tea and rose five-spice simple syrup.
The event featured 40 works by Asa Metrik which "[explored] the sexuality and divinity of the self, and [were] made from portraits submitted by a nonbinary model".
[10] In mid-2022, Eater Portland's Brooke Jackson-Glidden said The Queen's Head's "blend of drag shows and British pub fare is unique in the city".
[9] According to Jankowski, the cooperative opposed gentrification, oppression, and racism, and Pinq intended to fill a void left by The Roxy, an LGBT-friendly diner which operated during 1994–2022.
The business suffered a series of hardships, including a delayed opening, a refrigerator failure, a break-in, and event cancellations, before closing in November 2022.