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* TheStoner: Her drag name suggests this. However, she is extremely open about her cannabis use and she advocates for its legalisation. Even some of her merchandise is cannabis themed.
* {{Transgender}}: Officially came out as a transgender woman during Pride Month 2021, identified as genderfluid for several years beforehand.

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* {{Transgender}}: Officially came out as a transgender woman during Pride Month 2021, identified as genderfluid for several years beforehand.
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* PunnyName: La''gangja'' is clearly a play on her love for marijuana.

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* PunnyName: La''gangja'' La''ganja'' is clearly a play on her love for marijuana.



* Transgender: Officially came out as a transgender woman in June of 2021, identified as genderfluid for several years beforehand.

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* MoodSwinger: Notably in her run on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', she freewheeled between her {{Keet}} "kiki" persona to being hypersensitive and emotionally volatile. This clearly wore thin on the other contestants by the time her last episode rolled around. After the fact, she's made it clear that her advocacy for marijuana use is in no small part to her medicinal use of it to help moderate her emotions, and being denied access to marijuana during the filming of Season 6 was an enormous contributing factor to how temperamental she was.

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* MoodSwinger: Notably in her run on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', she freewheeled between her {{Keet}} GenkiGirl "kiki" persona to being hypersensitive and emotionally volatile. This clearly wore thin on the other contestants by the time her last episode rolled around. After the fact, she's made it clear that her advocacy for marijuana use is in no small part to her medicinal use of it to help moderate her emotions, and being denied access to marijuana during the filming of Season 6 was an enormous contributing factor to how temperamental she was.
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* MoodSwinger: Notably in her run on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', she freewheeled between her Keet "kiki" persona to being hypersensitive and emotionally volatile. This clearly wore thin on the other contestants by the time her last episode rolled around. After the fact, she's made it clear that her advocacy for marijuana use is in no small part to her medicinal use of it to help moderate her emotions, and being denied access to marijuana during the filming of Season 6 was an enormous contributing factor to how temperamental she was.

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* MoodSwinger: Notably in her run on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', she freewheeled between her Keet {{Keet}} "kiki" persona to being hypersensitive and emotionally volatile. This clearly wore thin on the other contestants by the time her last episode rolled around. After the fact, she's made it clear that her advocacy for marijuana use is in no small part to her medicinal use of it to help moderate her emotions, and being denied access to marijuana during the filming of Season 6 was an enormous contributing factor to how temperamental she was.

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'''Laganja Estranja''' (born '''Jay Jackson''' on December 28th 1988) is an American DragQueen, dancer and choreographer most well-known for their appearance on the sixth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace''.

Laganja's debut drag performance was in 2011 at Mickey's West Hollywood where they quickly became an official ''Showgirl'' after winning their Amateur competition. They were initially put into drag by Creator/AlyssaEdwards, who Laganja worked for at Alyssa's dance studio, # BeyondBelief as a choreographer.

In 2013, Laganja auditioned for the sixth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' and was accepted onto the show, which then aired the following year. They became popular for their dramatic personality, iconic catchphrases and their regular emotional outbursts. Laganja was eventually eliminated on the eighth episode of the season, placing them in eighth place overall. Laganja has often been cited for the root of many catchphrases from the show and is often quoted to this day.

In addition to their run on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', Laganja has had success in their dance career. Their choreography credits include work on ''[=Germany=]'s Next Top Model'' as well as working with Music/MileyCyrus. Laganja runs a masterclass, ''Laganja's Dance School'', which specialises in choreography in high heels and confidence and has been held in numerous cities. They released a documentary in 2019 with the same name which follows Laganja running their masterclass in London.

Laganja also expresses their genderfluid identity within their dance and choreography. They led a dance theatre project in 2017, with artists all over the world coming together to express their gender identities over a four-day workshop.

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'''Laganja Estranja''' (born '''Jay Jackson''' on December 28th 1988) is an American DragQueen, dancer and choreographer most well-known for their her appearance on the sixth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace''.

Laganja's debut drag performance was in 2011 at Mickey's West Hollywood where they she quickly became an official ''Showgirl'' after winning their her Amateur competition. They were She was initially put into drag by Creator/AlyssaEdwards, who Laganja worked for at Alyssa's dance studio, # BeyondBelief as a choreographer.

In 2013, Laganja auditioned for the sixth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' and was accepted onto the show, which then aired the following year. They She became popular for their her dramatic personality, iconic catchphrases and their her regular emotional outbursts. Laganja was eventually eliminated on the eighth episode of the season, placing them her in eighth place overall. Laganja has often been cited for the root of many catchphrases from the show and is often quoted to this day.

In addition to their her run on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', Laganja has had success in their her dance career. Their Her choreography credits include work on ''[=Germany=]'s Next Top Model'' as well as working with Music/MileyCyrus. Laganja runs a masterclass, ''Laganja's Dance School'', which specialises in choreography in high heels and confidence and has been held in numerous cities. They She released a documentary in 2019 with the same name which follows Laganja running their her masterclass in London.

Laganja also expresses their genderfluid identity within their dance and choreography. They led a dance theatre project in 2017, with artists all over the world coming together to express their gender identities over a four-day workshop.



As their name would suggest, Laganja is an advocate for cannabis use. This wasn't portrayed much on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' due to them wanting to continue a drug-free image however, Laganja has since taken part in multiple interviews and podcasts relating to the issue of the war on drugs. They also released merchandise with a cannabis theme back in 2014.

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As their her name would suggest, Laganja is an advocate for cannabis use. This wasn't portrayed much on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' due to them wanting to continue a drug-free image however, Laganja has since taken part in multiple interviews and podcasts relating to the issue of the war on drugs. They She also released merchandise with a cannabis theme back in 2014.



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* DramaQueen: Is seen often on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' as this. One prominent example was when they were arguing with Creator/AdoreDelano in the ''Untucked'' lounge. Laganja claims that Adore hurt their feelings but doesn't remember when or what Adore had apparently said.

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* DramaQueen: Is seen often on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' as this. One prominent example was when they were she was arguing with Creator/AdoreDelano in the ''Untucked'' lounge. Laganja claims that Adore hurt their her feelings but doesn't remember when or what Adore had apparently said.



* PunnyName: La''gangja'' is clearly a play on their love for marijuana.
* SignatureMove: The death drop. It'll come out of nowhere sometimes. However, it's particularly iconic during their entrance.
* TheStoner: Their drag name suggests this. However, they are extremely open about their cannabis use and they advocate for its legalisation. Even some of their merchandise is cannabis themed.

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* MoodSwinger: Notably in her run on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', she freewheeled between her Keet "kiki" persona to being hypersensitive and emotionally volatile. This clearly wore thin on the other contestants by the time her last episode rolled around. After the fact, she's made it clear that her advocacy for marijuana use is in no small part to her medicinal use of it to help moderate her emotions, and being denied access to marijuana during the filming of Season 6 was an enormous contributing factor to how temperamental she was.
* PunnyName: La''gangja'' is clearly a play on their her love for marijuana.
* SignatureMove: The death drop. It'll come out of nowhere sometimes. However, it's particularly iconic during their her entrance.
* TheStoner: Their Her drag name suggests this. However, they are she is extremely open about their her cannabis use and they advocate she advocates for its legalisation. Even some of their her merchandise is cannabis themed.themed.
* Transgender: Officially came out as a transgender woman in June of 2021, identified as genderfluid for several years beforehand.
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'''Laganja Estranja''' (born '''Jay Jackson''' on December 28th 1988) is an American DragQueen, dancer and choreographer most well-known for their appearance on the sixth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace''.

Laganja's debut drag performance was in 2011 at Mickey's West Hollywood where they quickly became an official ''Showgirl'' after winning their Amateur competition. They were initially put into drag by Creator/AlyssaEdwards, who Laganja worked for at Alyssa's dance studio, # BeyondBelief as a choreographer.

In 2013, Laganja auditioned for the sixth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' and was accepted onto the show, which then aired the following year. They became popular for their dramatic personality, iconic catchphrases and their regular emotional outbursts. Laganja was eventually eliminated on the eighth episode of the season, placing them in eighth place overall. Laganja has often been cited for the root of many catchphrases from the show and is often quoted to this day.

In addition to their run on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', Laganja has had success in their dance career. Their choreography credits include work on ''[=Germany=]'s Next Top Model'' as well as working with Music/MileyCyrus. Laganja runs a masterclass, ''Laganja's Dance School'', which specialises in choreography in high heels and confidence and has been held in numerous cities. They released a documentary in 2019 with the same name which follows Laganja running their masterclass in London.

Laganja also expresses their genderfluid identity within their dance and choreography. They led a dance theatre project in 2017, with artists all over the world coming together to express their gender identities over a four-day workshop.

Laganja is also a recording artist, having released five singles as well as featuring on singles with Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck and Creator/{{RuPaul}}.

As their name would suggest, Laganja is an advocate for cannabis use. This wasn't portrayed much on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' due to them wanting to continue a drug-free image however, Laganja has since taken part in multiple interviews and podcasts relating to the issue of the war on drugs. They also released merchandise with a cannabis theme back in 2014.

[[folder: Filmography]]
'''Television:'''
* ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' (2014)
** ''{{Untucked}}'' (2014)
* ''Series/SkinWars'' (2015)
* ''Bong Apetit'' (2017, 2019) (as guest)
* ''[=Germany=]'s Next Top Model'' (2018) (as guest)
* ''Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance'' (2018-2019) (as contestant)
* ''Queen of Drags'' (2019) (as guest)

'''Music Video Appearances:'''
* ''No Bueno'' by Angel Haze (2013)
* ''Expensive'' by Todrick Hall (2016)
* ''Gimme All Your Money'' by Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck (2016)
* ''Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs'' by Todrick Hall (2020)
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[[folder: Discography]]
'''As Lead Artist:'''
* ''Legs'' (2015)
* ''Hotbox'' (2015)
* ''Tease 4U'' (2016)
* ''Look at Me'' (2018)
* ''Smoke Break'' (2018)

'''As Featured Artist:'''
* ''Got Beat'' by Kraax (2014)
* ''Oh No She Better Don't'' by Creator/{{RuPaul}} (2014)
* ''Gold Grill BBQ'' by Krysta Youngs (2014)
* ''Gimme All Your Money'' by Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck (2015)

'''As Guest Artist:'''
* ''Jealous of My Boogie'' by Creator/{{RuPaul}} (2014)
* ''Gimme All Your Money'' by Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck (2015)
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!!Laganja Estranja provides examples of the below tropes:
* AttentionWhore: She's young and full of energy!
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* DramaQueen: Is seen often on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' as this. One prominent example was when they were arguing with Creator/AdoreDelano in the ''Untucked'' lounge. Laganja claims that Adore hurt their feelings but doesn't remember when or what Adore had apparently said.
* LargeHam: She's Creator/AlyssaEdwards' drag daughter; this is to be expected!
* PunnyName: La''gangja'' is clearly a play on their love for marijuana.
* SignatureMove: The death drop. It'll come out of nowhere sometimes. However, it's particularly iconic during their entrance.
* TheStoner: Their drag name suggests this. However, they are extremely open about their cannabis use and they advocate for its legalisation. Even some of their merchandise is cannabis themed.

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