drama queen

noun

: a person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions

Examples of drama queen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Worse, her estranged sister April (Naomi Watts), a drama queen, and hostile mother, Diane (Dianne Wiest), fly in from their Michigan hair salon to add to Sandra’s suffering. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

The film also depicts Gorbachev as something of a drama queen during the meetings, slamming the table and raising his voice. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

And the guy in question isn’t generally the drama queen type either. — Birdie Horne, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

There’s a reason behind this drama queen’s theatrics. — Boutayna Chokrane, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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