Laganja Estranja

Actor
BirthdayDec 28, 1988 (37 years old)
Place of birthCarrollton, Texas, USA
GenderNon-binary

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

Self - Guest, Self - Audience Member, Self - Contestant

Feb 2, 2009

Self - Lip Sync Assassin

Oct 22, 2012

Self - Contestant

Feb 1, 2010

Self - Guest Judge

Sep 20, 2019

Jun 23, 2016

Self (archive footage)

Jun 9, 2022

Self

Mar 8, 2016

Apr 9, 2022

Self - Guest

Feb 25, 2014

Self - Guest

Feb 27, 2019

Rita

Jun 12, 2022

Himself

Aug 1, 2019

Self - Guest

Jun 3, 2013

Himself

Feb 5, 2018

Self

Jun 6, 2021

Self - Guest, Self - Audience Member, Self - Contestant

Feb 2, 2009

Self - Lip Sync Assassin

Oct 22, 2012

Self - Contestant

Feb 1, 2010

Self - Guest Judge

Sep 20, 2019

Jun 23, 2016

Acting


Participated in 10 movies, 15 TV series

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