Laganja Estranja
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Give It To Me Straight as Self
- 2022 · Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals as Self
- 2022 · God Save the Queens as Rita
- 2022 · PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Open to It as
- 2021 · The Bitch Who Stole Christmas as Self
- 2021 · Binge Queens as Self
- 2021 · House of Pride as Self
- 2020 · The Browns as Fighting Queen #2
- 2019 · Game Changer as Self - Guest Judge
- 2019 · Laganja's Dance School as Himself
- 2019 · Exposed with Joseph Shepherd as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Wait, What? as Himself
- 2017 · Portrait Of A Queen as Self
- 2016 · Straight Outta OZ as
- 2016 · The Pit Stop as Self
- 2015 · Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz: The Milky Milky Milk Tour 2015 as Self
- 2015 · RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas as Self
- 2014 · Whatcha Packin' as Self - Guest
- 2013 · Alyssa's Secret as Self - Guest
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Lip Sync Assassin
- 2010 · RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Contestant
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Audience Member
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Contestant