 Higgins' Queens' debut was on 23 July 2011, in a 2–0 defeat against Ayr United after extra time in the Challenge Cup.Despite the club being relegated at the end of his first season, Higgins signed a new contract on 30 May 2012.Higgins was appointed club captain in the summer of 2012 and Queens won the 2012–13 Scottish Second Division and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the double, defeating Partick Thistle 6–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra-time, after no goals were scored during the regulation 90 minutes.