Acting
Laganja Estranja
Born 1988-12-28 · 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.
Acting credits
7.5It’s the resilience and love that keeps this community marching to the beat of its own drum; each generation redefining what it means to be queer and to be seen.
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022
4.7A workaholic big-city fashion journalist is sent to a Christmas-obsessed small town to dig up a story when she finds herself in the middle of cut-throat housewives, a high-stakes “Winter Ball” competition, and a sinister plot that could destroy Christmas fore-evah!
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
2021
10.0Bulgarian queer artist and songwriter Ivo Dimchev transforms personal and social hardship into provocative public and intimate spectacles, boldly exploring sexuality, identity, faith, and activism in a celebration of queer visibility.
In Hell with Ivo
2025
7.4This visual album features artists Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Perez Hilton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Amber Riley, Raven Symoné and Tamar Braxton among others, telling the emotional story of Broadway star Todrick Hall's upbringing and rise to fame as a gay black man in the entertainment business, while holding the theme of 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Straight Outta OZ
2016
2.0A dramedy about four Drag Queens who find themselves at the very same therapy retreat. In an effort to overcome issues holding them back, they dissect their problems, told in vignettes of their lives. They discover common ground; Perhaps, it wasn't serendipity that brought them together. Maybe they're not alone?
God Save the Queens
2022
NRA non-competitive special to promote the release of RuPaul's holiday album "Slay Belles", featuring music videos of songs from the album.
RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas
2015
10.0The fifth concert tour by American singer Miley Cyrus, launched in support of her fifth studio album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015). The limited-run club tour visited eight cities across the United States and Canada; it began on November 19, 2015 in Chicago at the Riviera Theatre and concluded on December 19, 2015 in Los Angeles at The Wiltern. She was joined by The Flaming Lips and Dan Deacon throughout the tour.
Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz: The Milky Milky Milk Tour 2015
2015
NRThis special variety extravaganza is hosted by Manila Luzon, Shar Jossel, and Ryan Mitchell, and includes performances by RuPaul’s Drag Race alums, LaLa Ri and Laganja Estranja; Andro Gin; Shea Diamond; Sam Tsui; Emily Vu; Violet Grae; HBO Max’s Legendary winners, the House of Balmain; and comedians AB Farrelly and Irene Tu.
House of Pride
2021
1.0Laganja Estranja teaches a dance class in London followed by a performance at the West 5.
Laganja's Dance School
2019
3.3A loving gay couple experiments with becoming a hot gay throuple. But threesome sex and open relationships come with more complications than limbs.
Open to It
2022