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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Harriet Conklin is overemotional in early episodes.
** In "Game at Clay City" she emotionally describes her relationship with Walter Denton thusly:
--->'''Harriet:''' Walter isn't a real happy heartthrob, but he's good for a heartache or two!
** In "Student Government Day," Harriet Conklin is elected "Mayor for a Day." At the assembly, in front of the [[CorruptPolitician mayor]], she emotionally rails against municipal corruption. Later on, she berates a policeman by reciting the Constitution.
** In "Stretch Has A Problem" she's fit-to-burst when she thinks Walter needs her at his side during the State Basketball Championship. She doesn't miss a beat when she finds out its actually Stretch Snodgrass.
** In "Walter v. Stretch Grudge Match," Harriet instigates the said grudge match and then panics before the fight begins.
** In "Poetry Mixup" and "Bones, Son of Cyrano," Harriet is ecstatic thinking she received a love note from Mr. Boynton.

%%* ''Series/TheAmandaShow'': Misty on the "Moody's Point" segments.
%%-->'''Misty:''' YOU'RE SO HURTFUL!

%%* Rachel Berry from ''Series/{{Glee}}''
%%* The fictional version of Creator/KirstieAlley from ''Series/FatActress''.
* ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'': Cheryl Blossom is absolutely shameless about being addicted to drama. She called out Jughead in the middle of school in a clear invocation of soap opera tropes, warned her father [[spoiler:that the cops were coming]] to get a good one-liner in, and burned down her own house and [[spoiler:later attempted to drown herself]] for the fire/water dualism.
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': As befits a WhiteDwarfStarlet LargeHam with NoIndoorVoice who undergoes RichesToRags at the start of the series, Moira Rose positively wallows in melodrama. The SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent loopy accent]], and [[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit wildly over-dressing in haute couture]] while living in a small rural town is just gravy.
* ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' calls Susan Meyer this trope by name in Season Three, when a trail guide calls her out on how her DramaQueen tendencies ruin her relationships because she can never just appreciate what she has and always creates her own problems because she needs the excitement. [[IgnoredEpiphany Susan's response to this is to storm off in the mountains without the guide, get lost and twists her ankle and then needs Mike to rescue her.]] Over the course of the show, Susan always ends up getting embroiled in nearly every season's arc because she cannot stop herself sticking her nose in where it doesn't belong.
* ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' has Carrie Bradshaw, who will always pick the exciting, tumultuous relationship over the boring, safe one because she doesn't know what to do in a stable one, which is the root of her LoveTriangle with [[TheGentlemanOrTheScoundrel Aidan and Big.]] She once went through a man's apartment because she couldn't find any character flaws in him and started obsessing over what he was hiding - he promptly dumped her because she was too crazy for him.

* ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'': Lala, the demon who takes the form of a teenage girl. She will cry if she's hurt in the slightest or if she doesn't get what she wants. On one occasion she paused to do her makeup before resuming crying.
%%* In ''Manga/LoveHina'', Whenever Motoko Aoyama's [[TheStoic stoic facade]] breaks, she becomes extremely emotional.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'': Tamaki will act extremely emotional if anything sets him off enough. He has to lie down on a comfy bed when told how the Lobelia academy works.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
** Team Rocket's Jessie is the most prominent one, but the TerribleTrio all can be ridiculously dramatic at times. Whether it finding a bottle cap, losing Pikachu, or being told that they are the lucky [[MemeticMutation Flaming Moltres]], expect Team Rocket to make a big deal out of it by ChewingTheScenery. It's mostly the reason why they're so loved despite being so ineffective.
** Some rivals that Ash's friends faced are giant drama queens themselves, making a big, overdramatic deal out of the protagonist for the audacity of competing against them, let alone winning, and [[EvilIsPetty they make it their goal to bring misery to Ash's friends for the pettiest of reasons]]. Harley, Ursala, Burgundy, and Georgia are biggest examples.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''
** He freaks out whenever there's not enough food in the house for his tastes. When Jon ran out of candy bars, Garfield ran around wild-eyed and demanded that someone appoint a committee to address the crisis.
** Jon, too, sometimes: "I touched ''seaweed''!"
* Calvin from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''

** Endlessly complaining during a family walk around the neighborhood through the snow, ranting about how he's going to freeze to death, not even noticing when they actually arrive home - [[MoodWhiplash at which point he immediately cheers up]].

* Pisces from ''WebAnimation/AstroLOLogy'' has a tendency to react overdramatically to many things. Something as simple as saying goodbye to Capricorn as she takes a bus home, cutting her finger, or the loss of her phone becomes a spectacle for her.
* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'':

* ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'': The CampGay title character, Dillon, sometimes lurches this way, possibly manipulatively -- [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/sticky-dilly-buns/best-ease-back-there as here.]] Also, the nerdy Ruby is a tightly-wound neurotic who reacts to many provocations by yelling, unintentionally increasing the drama levels.
* ''Webcomic/{{UC}}'': Iku lives and breathes drama. For her, if something can be complained about it should be complained about at the top of her lungs with waving arms for emphasis. At one point she even started [[http://www.wanderingchaos.com/uc/031504.html complaning]] to the author that both she and Kelsi have the same color highlights.

* This is Bender from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'''s stated reason for panicking like all the others when faced by danger, even though his backup unit makes him functionally immortal.

%%* Mikey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' is a male example.

** Spongebob himself is a drama king as well. He once cried over being a minute late to his job at the Krusty Krab.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': A male example, Homer Simpson tends to be one sometimes.
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS19E8FuneralForAFiend Funeral for a Fiend]]", Dame Judith Underdunk, Sideshow Bob's mother, acts like one, [[spoiler:just moments after [[FakingTheDead her husband's "fake death" IV has fully taken effect on their son's body]].]] Justified, since she is a Shakespearian actress herself.
* Stella from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' tends to get upset at the most trivial of things sometimes.
* Jet from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' is this in the episode "Jet's Time Machine". He builds a time machine, and he wants to go back in time because the previous weekend, he ate a delicious pie and forgot to ask for seconds. Then he makes a big deal over it.
-->"How could I have been so '''''foolish?'''''
* Edd from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' is a rare male example. He can tend to overreact over the simplest things, being a NeatFreak and all. Case in point, in "Out With the Old, In With the Ed", he broke down crying when he forgot the ''paperclips'' for his school supplies. Rolf even describes him as "He who laments at the drop of a hat".
* Caprice from ''WesternAnimation/TheCrumpets'', who cries immediately when thinking she's not liked by her family or social media in "Going Viral" and "A Grave Affair", and in "Sound The Alarm" when she realizes the text messages she had sent to her boyfriend are typo-ridden.
* [[spoiler:White Diamond]] is this in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie''. She acts like an overbearing grandmother with nothing better to do but try to coddle Steven and wedge herself into his life against his wishes.
-->'''[[spoiler:White Diamond]]:''' But Steven! It's been soooo ''boring'' since you've left. ''[sobbing]'' I guess we'll just waiiit for you to visit us ''wheneeeeeever you'reeee reaaaaaady~''
* [[BigBad Hawk Moth]] from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' gives off this vibe at times. For example, during the season 2 finale's climactic battle, his first order is to tell [[MusicalAssassin Guitar Villain and Frightningale]] to play some music...not in ThePowerOfRock sense, he just figured that this battle needed a cool soundtrack. This is especially hilarious when you compare him to his alter-ego, [[spoiler:TheStoic Gabriel Agreste]].
* Bobby Santiago in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'' can best be described as a drama king. More than once, he over-reacted about getting a splinter in his finger, and, in "The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos," he and Lori (herself a DramaQueen) cried their eyes out about being away from each other even though they thought it was only going to be for the weekend.
* ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna'': Señor Fabuloso is a major drama king. In "Hola Mariachi", Senor Fabuloso overreacts upon finding out that the band has the hiccups and are unable to perform.
* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn'': Stephanie, Clayface's college girl disguise/alter-ego (he gets ''really'' into character) is one, to the degree that the already hammy Clayface gets even hammier when in-character as her. Given that Clayface normally ruins his disguises through overacting, his ability to consistently stay in character as Stephanie (even ''during'' OOCIsSeriousBusiness moments) leads Harley to call it one of his finest performances.
* ''WesternAnimation/WorkItOutWombats'': Mr. E tends to get melodramatic over the smallest things. In "Helper For the Day," Mr. E starts crying OcularGushers when he finds out that Duffy was unhappy with her purchase, thinking that it will ruin his reputation.

%%* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Draco Malfoy. "It's killed me! It's killed me!"- Enough said.

%%* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Draco Malfoy.
-->'''‘I’m dying!’ Malfoy yelled, as the class panicked. ‘I’m dying, look at me! It’s killed me!’''

%%* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Draco Malfoy. "It's killed me! It's killed me!" - Enough said.

--->'''Harriet''': Walter isn't a real happy heartthrob, but he's good for a heartache or two!

-->'''Helga''': WE'RE ALL GONNA STARVE TO DEATH AND GET EATEN BY RATS!!

-->'''Rarity''': [[HypocriticalHumor What a drama queen.]] ''({{Beat}})'' Relatively speaking.

-->'''Mr. E''': (gasps) You're unhappy with your purchase? W-what? H-how? That never happens! An unhappy customer is a BLOT on my record, a STAIN on my reputation, a SPLOTCH on my standing in the community! (sobs)

%%* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
%%** Team Rocket 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.
%%** Other Pokémon anime drama queens include Harley, Ursala, Burgundy, and Georgia.

** [[LargeHam Rarity]]. She over-reacts so frequently and so spectacularly (even using her unicorn magic to summon her fainting couch) that the local avatar of chaos eventually makes fun of her for it. At one point, she even manages to be a drama queen while writing a letter! ... but on the other hand, she's also been able to turn it to her advantage on several occasions, such as when she was kidnapped by the Diamond Dogs and pretty much [[PityTheKidnapper took over the group by annoying them into submission]].

* Siberian Huskies often have this reputation on pet groomer channels like ''Girl With The Dogs'', due to the fact that they often act like they're dying during the process of grooming.

%%* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'': Demon Lord Ghirahim is ridiculously dramatic, but this also highlights his AxCrazy persona as well.

[[caption-width-right:350:Oh, ''why'' did you have to choose such ''horrid'' pictures of me? Everyone will just ''laugh at me'' now! My life is ''RUINED''!!!]]

** Twilight Sparkle's sanity is not quite where it should be, and her SuperOCD can easily develop into Drama Queen tendencies, especially when things start getting out of control. It's potentially contagious, too.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': A villainess, Chloe, makes over the top laughing and smiling gestures taunting Akira, but most notably, any time things don’t go her way, she [[FaintInShock collapses into the arms of her servants]] acting like she can barely walk. Since Chloe is an incompetent negotiator (despite being an executive of a MegaCorp), that happens a lot.

[[caption-width-right:350:[-Oh, ''why'' did you have to choose such ''horrid'' pictures of me? Everyone will just ''laugh at me'' now! My life is ''RUINED''!!!-] ]]

* ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'': The CampGay title character, Dillon, sometimes lurches this way, possibly manipulatively -- [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/sticky-dilly-buns/best-ease-back-there as here.]] Also, the {{nerd}}y Ruby is a tightly-wound neurotic who reacts to many provocations by yelling, unintentionally increasing the drama levels.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Drama-O-Rama" (DC issue #48), Sedusa stages a reality TV show in Townsville, knowing that everyone will be so busy hamming it up for the cameras that she'll be able to rob the city blind. The Powerpuff Girls are not immune--Blossom proudly announces that she is a drama queen, although she gets pre-empted by Bubbles and her crying.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn'': Stephanie, Clayface's college girl disguise/alter-ego (he gets ''really'' into character) is one, to the degree that the already hammy Clayface gets even hammier when in-character as her. Given that Clayface normally ruins his disguises through overacting, his ability to consistently stay in character as Stephanie (even ''during'' OOCIsSeriousBusiness moments) leads Ivy to call it one of his finest performances.