How soon to bring the queen out?

Im just asking this question because I have read that you should wait as long as possible and other places say get her out early. What do some of the people with more experience think.

Don't do it when it will hinder your development in comparison to your opponent's.

Do it when you're sure you can create solid threats by bringing your queen out early.

No one should be saying to pull it out early as a general 'good idea' (only in specific games where it makes good sense).  There are only a *very* few 'legit' openings where you pull it out right off,  and I am not talking the scholar's mate or fools mate or bongcloud crap here, but things you see 2000+ rated players doing at each other in long time control games.  Classical scandanavian comes to mind, but unless white messes up its kind of sub-optimal for black.  

move both bishops and both knights one time each before you touch your queen unless you KNOW that your opening demands moving it sooner OR you have a tactical advantage that you can play.   That is about the best I can give you... plenty of rookie mistakes will make pulling her out early attractive, or if your opponent pulls it out too soon you can counter with yours and try for a trade or whatnot.  

Every single tutorial on opening theory will tell you to wait 'in general'.  

The rule of thumb is do not bring out your queen before you develop your minor pieces. The reason for that is that your opponent can develop their pieces by attacking your queen. So your opponent will be busy doing development while you just move one piece (your queen) around the board.

But, of course, as like with any rule, there are exceptions. First follow the rule, then, with experience, you'll learn when to break it.

Even when you do move her, the first time it's usually only 1 or 2 squares away from her starting square anyway. Because it's the most valuable piece, every other piece can chase her away. You mainly moves pawns and minor pieces at first because they can control squares without being chased away / losing time.

unless you get lucky with a simple queen -bishop or queen -knight mate quickly.....it takes multiple pieces to creat a strong attack, and not get queen pushed around by threats while wasting moves....that opponent is using to develop pieces. nothing wrong with using queen early if you keep that from happening.....but beginners can't.....so they are told to bring it out last. for every " rule" , there's an exception.

Before the game starts, if possible. That way you will start the game with a huge advantage.

Need to be aware of the old 'pulling out trick'. 

if it looks like a good plan... do it

And then you'll learn why it isn't

Yep. I would say that after 15 move, unless playing some kind of cool opening, you are probably allowed to take it out then.

On any prime number, so on move 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, etc. This is known among the professionals as "prime queening".

bongcloud brings the king out, not the queen