History Characters / MeanGirls

* TheOneGuy: He's the only male character of the movie's primary head trio (with the others being Cady and Janis).

* AsianAirhead: Due to being played by Avantika in the 2024 version, she invokes this trope in full force.

* EvenBadWomenLoveTheirMamas: She is complicit in Regina's bitchery to the school but her recounting of how Regina forbade her from
wearing hoop earrings and her tears at having to turn down a beautiful pair her parents once got her for Hanukkah seems to betray some guilt about possibly prioritizing her parents' feelings over Regina's wants.

* EvenBadWomenLoveTheirMamas: She is complicit in Regina's bitchery to the school but her recounting of how Regina forbade her from wearing hoop earrings and her tears at having to turn down a beautiful pair her parents once got her for Hanukkah seems to betray some guilt about possibly prioritizing her parents' feelings over Regina's wants.

* LovableAlphaBitch: Even after she becomes the new Queen Bee of North Shore Junior High after overthrowing Regina, Cady herself still retains her own moral conscience.

* PetTheDog: Does a couple nice things even whilst her transformation into Plastic is in full swing:

* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: From her "ex rule" to the sabotage she caused in the climax, it's no wonder why it's later revealed that she's ''not'' as very well-liked by others than she may have thought of at first.

* ThatOneGuy: He's the only male character of the movie's primary head trio (with the others being Cady and Janis).

->'''Played by:''' Creator/LindsayLohan (2004 film); Creator/ErikaHenningsen (2018 original Broadway cast); Creator/AngourieRice (2024 film)\\

->'''Played by:''' Creator/RachelMcAdams (2004 film); Taylor Louderman (2018 original Broadway cast); Creator/ReneeRapp (2024 film)\\

* LeanAndMean: An intimidating queen bee with a slim build.

* EveryoneLovesBlondes: The AlphaBitch who everyone worships is a blonde, of course. Though she's not ''quite'' as loved as she thinks.

** She is heavily this to Cady, especially after the latter became an AlphaBitch herself. However, Cady is still a [[LovableAlphaBitch much softer]] example than Regina because the former's inner goodness is still present inside of her.
** She can be seen as this to Gretchen, as both are significant [[AttentionWhore attention seekers]] who seem to be proud of themselves. However, while Gretchen herself is more open about attention-seeking, she's still [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold much nicer]], as opposed to Regina, who's subtler about being that and is a lot meaner in comparison.

* ThatOneGuy: He's the only known male member of the "Actual Human Beings" clique.

* PositiveFriendInfluence: Even though she had fully established herself as a Plastic (as well as an AlphaBitch), she's actually the main reason to why the Plastics as a whole clique became less threatening as the movie progresses, where they would eventually disband later on.

%%* TragicHero: Actually manages to be a near-textbook example.
%%* {{Tsundere}}: As she joins the Plastics, combined with her developed feelings for Aaron, she slowly becomes this, but ''only'' as a Type B, mainly because her conscience is still inside her even when she becomes the new Queen Bee.

* BurnoutBabe: The bulky jacket and heavy eyeliner are surefire indicators. When she's not plotting against Regina, Janis is an accomplished artist. Despite showing an interest in boys, her decision to wear a tuxedo to the prom hints that she might have some views on gender conformity. And like many burnout babes in fiction, she gets the attention of a nerdy guy which she eventually reciprocates. Funnily enough, the school already has a burnout clique that Janis chose not to join for some reason.