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I would just ''die of a shattered heart'' if you didn't [[Describe Topic Here|Describe Drama Queen Here]]!
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Even if not everything is a crisis, when it is a crisis, it is more important than anything else could possible be. They could be in the hospital, but who cares about the guy with the broken leg? ''Their hangnail is bleeding!''
Although this is usually [[Played for Laughs]], the term actually started as a nickname for [
Teens, particularly teenage girls, are sometimes portrayed this way, often overlapping with [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]. But this trope isn't exclusive to women. Guys can do this a lot as well, but this term is still used to describe them.
A [[Sub
A [[Sister Trope]] to [[Attention Whore]], [[Large Ham]].
Compare [[
Contrast [[The Stoic]] (who genuinely avoids drama), [[Stepford Smiler]] (who has plenty of reason to be dramatic but isn't).
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Team Rocket from ''[[Pokémon (
* Tamaki of ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Gone
* The eponymous ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]''.
* [[Jeeves and Wooster (
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* ''[[In Death]]'' series: ''Divided In Death'' has young Chloe McCoy, who is this trope, due to her lover Blair Bissel's death. {{spoiler|She gets murdered by Blair Bissel later, and he staged it to look like suicide}}.
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* In ''[[Frasier]]'', both Frasier and Niles often act like this Every situation that could make them look bad to Society is a reason to act like it's the end of the world.
* Elliot is a self-confessed drama queen on ''[[Scrubs]]''. There's also an episode titled "My Drama Queen" dedicated to J.D.'s new girlfriend.
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* ''[[
▲* Team Rocket from ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]''. Jessie is the most prominent one, but they all can be ridiculously dramatic at times. It's mostly the reason why they're so loved despite being so ineffective.
▲* Tamaki of ''[[Ouran High School Host Club (Manga)|Ouran High School Host Club]]'' will act extremely emotional if anything sets him off enough. This includes having to lie down on a comfy bed, when being told about how the Lobelia academy works.
== Theater ==
* The acting script for ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'' notes that Audrey should be played in a melodramatic
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Demon Lord Ghirahim from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
* Make that "Drama ''Prince''"! Alexander sure acts like one in ''[[King's Quest VI
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Bender from ''[[
* [[Large Ham|Rarity]] from ''[[My Little Pony
** At one point, she even manages to be a drama queen while writing a letter.
* ''[[Total Drama Island
** Courtney acts as one from the second half of ''Action'' on. An particularly egregious example of this behavior is when she [[Ship Sinking|breaks up]] with Duncan {{spoiler|for the last time}} in "The EX-Files", dumping a bowl of spaghetti on his head and throwing an outright tantrum in the Total Drama Plane's cafeteria.
** Blaineley tries to act like one; however, it comes off more as [[Large Ham]].
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== Other ==
* This is the basic premise of the [[Memetic Mutation]] videos from ''[[Downfall (
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