
Laganja Estranja
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1988-12-28 (age 37)
- Place of birth
- Carrollton, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Jay Jackson
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.
Known For

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Audience Member / Self - Contestant

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Lip Sync Assassin / Self - Audience Member

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Contestant

Germany's Next Topmodel
2006
as Self - Special Guest

Game Changer
2019
as Self - Guest Judge

Whatcha Packin'
2014
as Self
TV Shows (15)

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Audience Member / Self - Contestant

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Lip Sync Assassin / Self - Audience Member

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Contestant

Germany's Next Topmodel
2006
as Self - Special Guest

Game Changer
2019
as Self - Guest Judge

Whatcha Packin'
2014
as Self

The Pit Stop
2016
as Self

Alyssa's Secret
2013
as Self - Guest

Exposed with Joseph Shepherd
2019
as Self - Guest

The Browns
2020
as Fighting Queen #2

Out Of The Closet
2018
as Self

Binge Queens
2021
as Self

Portrait Of A Queen
2017
as Self

Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals
2022
as Self

Wait, What?
2018
as Self
Movies (10)

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
2021
as Self

Straight Outta OZ
2016

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz: The Milky Milky Milk Tour 2015
2015
as Self

God Save the Queens
2022
as Rita

RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas
2015
as Self

Laganja's Dance School
2019
as Self

In Hell with Ivo
2025
as Self

Open to It
2022

House of Pride
2021
as Self
About 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 Mesq… With 25 credits spanning from 2006 to 2025, Laganja Estranja has appeared in 10 films and 15 TV shows.
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- The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021) — as Self
- Straight Outta OZ (2016)
- PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz: The Milky Milky Milk Tour 2015 (2015) — as Self
- God Save the Queens (2022) — as Rita
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