IMHO she probably feels displaced by the other cats which she can smell on
you.  MLB

Maybe she's mad at you for some reason?  Have you changed her diet
recently?  Perhaps she feels she's not getting her share of your
attention?

-bonbon

Eye to eye contact can be intimidating to a cat, depending on the
tension level. Are you exhibiting frustration? Demanding eye to eye
contact? Some things cannot be done straightforward. For example, if
your cat is irrationally afraid of you, grabbing it, shaking it, and
proclaiming "THERE'S NO REASON TO BE AFRAID OF ME, STUPID!" isn't
going to help the situation.

The other cats might be causing a lot of tension. Understanding those
cat-to-cat relationship problems can be very difficult, what you
see/observe can be deceiving.

I also agree with the other reply about a change of diet, it can cause
a night and day difference in a cat's disposition.

Good luck and have fun.

From the book "What is my cat thinking" by G. Bailey
"Cats stare to threaten each other and prolongd eye contact can cause all
cats, trusting or not , to worry and move away"

So I guess she doesn't want to threaten you

please don't stare at her and force eye contact with her, cats find
this intimidating and she obviously does judging by her behaviour, so
don't stress her out even more by forcing it on her. spend time with
her but without initiating any contact and certainly no eye contact or
even stare at her, just sit quietly with her and be in her company for
a while and wait for her to come to you.
if you insist on staring at her or trying to make eye conatct she will
find it threatening and will be even less likely to come to you.

bookie