According to yourdictionary.com, slaying is to kill or destroy in
The terms slaying and slayer are very commonly used today, especially on social media. One may post a picture, and the comments will be slayer, slaying, on point, you killed it! These are to mean that the poster is smart.

Now when we refer to the self-proclaimed slay queens of Kampala I guess we shall go with the slang meaning. There is a group of ladies who have owned the term slay queen, they do everything and everything to “slay” at all times.

To be a slay queen one must possess the following, a smartphone with a good camera, you must also upload apps that will allow you to filter any blemishes from the photos, you must be up to date fashionwise and always dress “on point”. Slay queens also have their own lingua, some of the words used in the slay queen dictionary are "Makeup on the "fleek", which apparently means a good makeup job, “on point” meaning everything about ones dress code is perfect, “hustle” meaning going to work, among others.

A slay queen hanging out in posh places and be seen, photographs are captioned, "breakfast at Javas", "lunch at Serena"! Wearing designer perfumes like Chanel is a prerequisite to the slaying. Bags, clothes, glasses, and shoes must be brand names, a slay queen must be fashionable, fresh and flawless at all times. You must upload your pictures on social media, hashtags are a must and keep your followers updated with your daily lavish lifestyle.

Now one wonders how slay queens are able to afford their lavish lifestyles, the truth is that most of them do not have a dime, they frown down on any type of work, are not willing to work hard and save patiently like the rest of us ordinary souls. 90% of the photos they upload are fake, thank God for filters, they help cover a lot of blemishes like acne, pimples, scars and cheap makeup, with them it is all about keeping up appearances. They will do anything for a few minutes of fame, some resort to stealing, a story that went viral on Facebook about one slay queen who stole a Brazilian hairpiece, amusing as it is sad, the aggrieved party vowed to hunt her down and pluck her hairpiece off her head, I still wonder how that story ended!

Others resort to borrowing clothes, shoes, handbags, a group of five slay queens will wear the same designer clothes in a rotation. Majority of slaying queens cannot afford these brands and resort to second-hand clothes which are way cheaper, they are well versed with downtown Kampala, are on a first name basis with the clothes dealer and the designer clothes are usually reserved for them.

Its also important for a slay queen to have at least one rich friend who has made it in life, this rich friend will occasionally invite them for an outing in a posh restaurant or five star hotel, this rich friend will most likely be living in a good neighborhood with a beautiful, well-furnished house, here the slay queen can take several pictures in this setting and act like she lives there!

Unfortunately, most slay queens resort to prostitution in an effort to finance their lifestyles. They move around with rich older men, who are referred to as the “financer”, some have taken to the internet to hunt for rich white men.

Sadly the life of a "fake" slay queen is always short-lived, they end up being exposed, humiliated and abused by the same followers who were liking their daily posts and updates and are quickly replaced by another.