Biography
Laganja Estranja is the stage name of Jay Jackson, an American choreographer, drag queen, and cannabis rights activist based in Los Angeles, California. He rose to fame as a contestant on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing in eighth place. Laganja performed moderately well on the show, winning a challenge while partnered with eventual runner-up Adore Delano. During the show, Laganja became infamous for her over-the-top dramatics, catchphrases, and emotional breakdowns. Jay is a choreographer at Beyond Belief Dance Studio in Mesquite, Texas, a studio owned by his drag mother, Alyssa Edwards. In 2016, Jay and friends developed Laganja's Dance School, a hip hop-oriented jazz-funk choreography class and confidence workshop. The workshop is held in North Hollywood, California, and also tours abroad. In 2014, Jay contributed vocals to a cover of RuPaul's "Jealous of My Boogie", for the album RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz. On June 4, 2018 he debuted on So You Think You Can Dance (United States) on Fox.
Filmography
all 27
self 20
TV Shows 16
Movies 11
Trixie & Katya Live - The Last Show (2023)
Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd (2023)
Give It To Me Straight (2023)
Open to It (2022)
God Save the Queens (2022)
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022)
Open to It (2022)
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021)
Binge Queens (2021)
House of Pride (2021)
Chopped 420 (2021)
Free to Be (2020)
The Browns (2020)
Game Changer (2019)
Laganja's Dance School (2019)
Exposed with Joseph Shepherd (2019)
Dancing Queen (2018)
Wait, What? (2018)
Rupaul's Drag Race Portrait Of A Queen (2017)
Straight Outta OZ (2016)
The Pit Stop (2016)
Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz: The Milky Milky Milk Tour 2015 (2015)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas (2015)
Alyssa's Secret (2013)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
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GenderNon-binary
Birthday1988-12-28 (35 years old)
Birth PlaceCarrollton, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJay Jackson
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