Butler’s Gender and Performativity theory help us to analyse the complex situation of woman in Drabble’s The Red Queen (2004). In this novel, numerous instances echo Butlerian thoughts. It makes us think in a way why gender is binary, why certain traits are assigned to males and females, and why one is bound to be a masculine male and feminine female. The female characters in the novels were not bound to act in an anticipated manner. In performativity and behaviour, these characters show resistance against the assigned norms of culture and society. Women’s performances are restrained by cultural factors that cause gender discrimination. An implicit critique of the traditional concept of gender is presented in the novel. The most critical issue of Butler’s gender theory is that women are stressed because of the performative norms prevalent in the culture and because of the male-dominated society. It is better to understand Drabble’s novel with the help of Butler’s theoretical concepts.