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Laganja Estranja

1988-12-28 (35 years old) in Carrollton, Texas, USA

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

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God Save the Queens
20 %|Jun 12, 2022
Comedy, Drama
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PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
75 %|Jun 9, 2022
Documentary, TV Movie
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Open to It
10 %|Apr 9, 2022
Comedy
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The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
51 %|Dec 2, 2021
Comedy, TV Movie, Drama
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House of Pride
0 %|Jun 6, 2021
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Laganja's Dance School
10 %|Aug 1, 2019
Documentary
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Straight Outta OZ
79 %|Jun 23, 2016
Music

Series

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Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd
75 %|Jan 24, 2023
Talk, Comedy
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Give It To Me Straight
100 %|Jan 18, 2023
Talk
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Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals
90 %|Dec 6, 2022
Talk, Reality, Comedy
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Binge Queens
0 %|Sep 23, 2021
Reality
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The Browns
0 %|Oct 6, 2020
Comedy
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Game Changer
88 %|Sep 20, 2019
Comedy, Reality
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Exposed with Joseph Shepherd
75 %|Feb 27, 2019
Talk
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Out Of The Closet
0 %|Apr 24, 2018
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Wait, What?
70 %|Feb 5, 2018
Comedy, Talk
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Portrait Of A Queen
0 %|May 12, 2017
Documentary
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The Pit Stop
70 %|Mar 8, 2016
Reality, Talk, Comedy
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Whatcha Packin'
20 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Reality
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Alyssa's Secret
60 %|Jun 3, 2013
Talk, Comedy
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
74 %|Oct 22, 2012
Reality
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RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
62 %|Feb 1, 2010
Reality
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RuPaul's Drag Race
75 %|Feb 2, 2009
Reality
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RuPaul's Drag Race
75 %|Feb 2, 2009
Reality
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RuPaul's Drag Race
75 %|Feb 2, 2009
Reality