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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.


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Born:
Dec 28, 1988 In Carrollton, Texas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
23
First Appeared:
In the series RuPaul's Drag Race 2009-02-02
Latest Project:
Series Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd 2023-01-24
Known For
Poster of God Save the Queens
Poster of Open to It
Poster of The Browns
Poster of Portrait Of A Queen
Filmography
Series Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd Self - Guest 2023-01-24
Series Give It To Me Straight Self 2023-01-18
Movie PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation Self (archive footage) 2022-06-09
Movie Open to It 2022-04-09
Movie God Save the Queens Rita 2022-06-12
Movie House of Pride Self 2021-06-06
Series Binge Queens Self 2021-09-23
Movie The Bitch Who Stole Christmas Self 2021-12-02
Series The Browns Fighting Queen #2 2020-10-06
Movie Laganja's Dance School Himself 2019-08-01
Series Exposed with Joseph Shepherd Self - Guest 2019-02-27
Series Game Changer Self - Guest Judge 2019-09-20
Series Wait, What? Himself 2018-02-05
Series Portrait Of A Queen Herself 2017-05-12
Movie Straight Outta OZ 2016-06-23
Series The Pit Stop Self 2016-03-08
Movie RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas Self 2015-12-13
Movie Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz: The Milky Milky Milk Tour 2015 Self 2015-12-19
Series Whatcha Packin' Self - Guest 2014-02-25
Series Alyssa's Secret Self - Guest 2013-06-03
Series RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Self - Lip Sync Assassin 2012-10-22
Series RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Self - Contestant 2010-02-01
Series RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest 2009-02-02