LAGANJA
ESTRANJA
TV Personality
Choreographer
Musician
Cannabis Activist
Laganja Estranja (Jay Jackson) is a world renowned LGBTQIA+ icon most known for her eccentric TV personality, dynamic choreography, fierce music, and unwavering cannabis advocacy.
A U.S. Presidential Scholar in The Arts, Jackson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance and choreography from the California Institute of the Arts and launched to stardom after being selected to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race. Since then, Laganja has performed her original music across the world, spanning sixteen countries and six continents. She has performed on numerous television shows and for iconic artists such as Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, LeAnn Rimes, and Christina Aguilera. In 2019, New York Magazine named Laganja as one of the “Most Powerful Drag Queens in America,” and Dope Magazine featured her on their cover, making her the first LGBTQIA+ entertainer to appear on the cover of a cannabis magazine. Laganja has also served as the face of many advertising campaigns including but not limited to Samsung, Jack Daniels, Paramount Plus, and Sally Hanson.
TV Appearances
Roommates on Netflix (2026)
MTV Music Video Awards with Sabrina Carpenter (2025)
Drag House Rules (2025)
Open To It (2024, 2025)
Dropout TV’s Game Changer (2023)
iHeartRadio Awards with Jennifer Lopez (2022)
Fox’s New Years Eve with Leann Rimes (2021)
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (2021)
Chopped 420 (2021)
Heidi Klum’s Queen of Drags (2019)
So You Think You Can Dance (2018 & 2019)
Latin American Music Awards (2019)
Dancing Queen (2018)
Germany's Next Top Model (2018)
Bong Appetite (2017 & 2019)
America's Got Talent (2016)
RuPaul's Green Screen Christmas (2015)
Skin Wars (2015)
MTV's Video Music Awards with Miley Cyrus (2015)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (2014)
American Music Awards with Christina Aguilera (2012)
Dance
Known for her unforgettable dips and splits, Laganja both a technically trained dancer and a skilled choreographer and successful teacher, traveling the world with her master classes. She has taught at the Perez Art Museum Miami, Backlit Gallery, Nottingham Contemporary, and RISPA Performing Arts Academy. Seen on Seasons 15 and 16 of So You Think You Can Dance, Laganja has made a name for herself far beyond the television screen. Collaborations include McDonalds, Miley Cyrus, Brooke Candy, and “Jawbreaker: The Musical”
Music
Laganja began her music career in 2014 as a feature on RuPaul’s “Jealous Of My Boogie” and soared to new heights just one year later with her first single, “Legs” featuring internationally known rapper Rye Rye. The debut single received critical acclaim online and was ranked the third best Rupaul's Drag Race song by Pitchfork. Laganja was then featured on RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Star 2 winner Alaska’s track “Gimme All Your Money” and collected over 3.5 million listens cross-platform receiving rave reviews from Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Huffington Post, and Jezebel. Since then, Laganja has released eight more singles and collaborations with LVCRFT, LG Teamgenius, Sola Guinto, and Valencia Grace.
Cannabis
As a cannabis rights activist, Laganja has hosted numerous conversations on the importance of legalization including the Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland and with Impulse Group in San Francisco. She has also been featured in multiple publications: High Times Magazine and on the cover of both Dope Magazine and Honey Pot Magazine. Recently, Laganja launched her own signature brand, Laganja: Her Bold Sativa Blend, available everywhere in Illinois.
Brand Campaigns
Podcast Appearances
