Jay Jackson – better known as Laganja Estranja from Season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race – auditioned for season 15 of So You Think You Can Dance on yesterday’s premier.
Going by “Miss Estranja” (maybe because Fox didn’t want a marijuana reference on primetime TV?), she talked about how she got into drag because she couldn’t find work as a dancer.
“I like to say that drag chose me,” Miss Estranja said. “When I graduated college, I had a really hard time getting a job as a dancer.”
“Everyone said I was too feminine. You know, my build is very slender, and so I just didn’t fit the mold.”
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She then performed to RuPaul’s “Cover Girl,” in heels and make-up.
And, of course, without hip pads. While Laganja’s make-up has definitely evolved since her appearance on RPDR, she’s still serving up her trademark body.
The judges even seemed to like the drag culture she brought to the competition.
https://youtu.be/A0u1pHj2t3k
Laganja made it past the first audition, so expect The Academy to be full of drama.
