How an American Airlines passenger went from virtually unknown, to the meme of the moment, to winning the support of viewers — in just 6 weeks

American Airlines passenger Tiffany Gomas went viral for her meltdown on a plane.Screenshot/TikTok/@knuckleslawncare; Screenshot/YouTube/@TiffanyGomas

• An outburst on an American Airlines flight turned Tiffany Gomas into the internet's main character.
• The video blew up, her identity was revealed, and she's now joined YouTube to tell her story.

In July, a video of a woman's outburst on an American Airlines flight was captured on video and posted to TikTok.

The clip quickly went viral, spawning criticism, jokes, and memes, and the woman was identified as Texas-based marketing executive Tiffany Gomas.

Gomas went on to say the episode wrecked her life, but she's come back to the internet to tell her side of the story, and it seems like she's looking to make the most out of her experience, as viewers are showing newfound support for her.

Here's how the twisty saga of sudden online virality unfolded.