Laganja Estranja
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 28, 1988
- Place of birth
- Carrollton, Texas, USA
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 with Laganja Estranja
- The Bitch Who Stole Christmas 2021 · ★ 4.7
- Straight Outta OZ 2016 · ★ 7.4
- PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation 2022 · ★ 7.5
- Open to It 2022 · ★ 3.3
- Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz: The Milky Milky Milk Tour 2015 2015 · ★ 10.0
- God Save the Queens 2022 · ★ 1.5
- Laganja's Dance School 2019 · ★ 1.0
- In Hell with Ivo 2025 · ★ 10.0
- House of Pride 2021
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas 2015
Movies directed by Laganja Estranja
- House of Pride 2021