Says series creator and producer David-Matthew Barnes, "The characters on the show are diverse. In creating them, my goal was to provide each young viewer a person on the show who they could connect with on a personal level. I want our viewers to feel as if we are speaking their truth, that we are representing what it feels like to be a teenager in this crazy world with some authenticity and respect. Stop for a moment and imagine being thirteen years old in today’s society. Terrifying, isn’t it? That is exactly why I created Drama Queens"