As I've gotten old(er), I don't worry nearly as much about what other people think - esp. people I don't really know or know well.
I have had the misfortune of having several drama queens in my life. Some are no longer in my life because I have stopped dealing with them. I have a couple still in my life. I try my hardest to steer the conversations toward other topics and toward more positive things. And I limit my encounters with them. I am not so available to them as I once was.
I think I am a drama queen magnet! I feel part of it is definitely my fault because I am a very supportive person and always want to give encouragement and positivity when at all possible.
My experience with dq's is that they just want to talk and want someone to listen to them - endlessly - and even if they ask your advice - they don't really want it!
"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin