Laganja Estranja
Age: N/A | From: Carrollton, Texas, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Jay Jackson
Gender: generic.gender.3
Place of birth: Carrollton, Texas, USA
Homepage: https://laganjaestranja.com/
Movie Involvements: 5
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
RuPaul's Drag Race
(2009) Self - Contestant
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
(2012) Self - Lip Sync Assassin
Binge Queens
(2021) Self
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
(2022) Self (archive footage)
Rupaul's Drag Race Portrait Of A Queen
(2017) Herself
House of Pride
(2021) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self - Guest | |
| 2022 | Rita | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2021 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2020 | Fighting Queen #2 | |
| 2019 | Self | |
| Himself | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2018 | Himself | |
| 2017 | Herself | |
| 2016 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| 2015 | Herself | |
| N/A | ||
| 2012 | Self - Lip Sync Assassin | |
| 2009 | Self - Audience Member | |
| Self - Contestant | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Choreographer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |