Queen is great with one spec, but yeah, her other specs are pretty bad.
Personally, I think bramble shield is fine (could use a bit of a nerf early game).
Spike wave is good except maybe the first rank, which could use some love.
Uproot is an okay ability, but the problem is that queen already excels at taking down buildings using ground spikes, making an anti-building ability unnecessary. I would agree with a redesign option for it.
Beyond that, what you said is pretty much true. She has one really good niche, now give her another one or two so she has a little more variety in playstyle.