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Laganja Estranja

Laganja Estranja

Actor · Born 1988-12-28 · Carrollton, Texas, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Audience Member
  2. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012) — Self - Lip Sync Assassin
  3. RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010) — Self - Contestant
  4. Game Changer (2019) — Self - Guest Judge
  5. The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021) — Self
  6. Straight Outta OZ (2016)
  7. Germany's Next Topmodel (2006) — Self - Special Guest
  8. PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  9. The Pit Stop (2016) — Self
  10. Open to It (2022)
  11. Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz: The Milky Milky Milk Tour 2015 (2015) — Self
  12. Whatcha Packin' (2014) — Self
  13. Laganja's Dance School (2019) — Self
  14. Exposed with Joseph Shepherd (2019) — Self - Guest
  15. God Save the Queens (2022) — Rita
  16. In Hell with Ivo (2025) — Self
  17. Binge Queens (2021) — Self
  18. Alyssa's Secret (2013) — Self - Guest
  19. Wait, What? (2018) — Self
  20. Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals (2022) — Self
  21. House of Pride (2021) — Self
  22. RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas (2015) — Self
  23. The Browns (2020) — Fighting Queen #2
  24. Portrait Of A Queen (2017) — Self
  25. Out Of The Closet (2018) — Self
  26. The Kelly Mantle Show (2024)

Directed

  1. House of Pride (2021) — Director