Jaida Essence Hall

Jaida Essence Hall

Known for
Acting
Born
December 9, 1986 (age 39)
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Jaida Essence Hall is the stage name of Jared Johnson, an American drag performer, costume designer, and makeup artist, best known for winning the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. "Jaida" was the name a friend gave her the first time she did drag. "Essence" comes from when her boyfriend said she was "the essence of beauty." "Hall" comes from her drag mother, Tajma Hall.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
RuPaul's Drag Race Live - 1,000th Show poster

RuPaul's Drag Race Live - 1,000th Show

Movie · as Self - Performer

2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris poster

Everybody Still Hates Chris

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Drag Me to Dinner poster

Drag Me to Dinner

TV · as Self - Drag Queen · 1 ep

2022
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation poster

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Trixie Motel poster

Trixie Motel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals poster

Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Bring Back My Girls poster

Bring Back My Girls

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2021
Drive 'N Drag 2021: Behind The Scenes poster

Drive 'N Drag 2021: Behind The Scenes

Movie · as Self

2020
Bring Back My Ghouls poster

Bring Back My Ghouls

Movie

2020
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 poster

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2

Movie · as Self - Model

2020
Drive 'N Drag poster

Drive 'N Drag

Movie · as Self

2020
Drag Queen Christmas 2020

Drag Queen Christmas 2020

Movie

2020
RuPaul's Drag Race: Bring Back My Ghouls poster

RuPaul's Drag Race: Bring Back My Ghouls

Movie · as Herself

2020
We're Here poster

We're Here

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2020
Canada's Drag Race poster

Canada's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2019
Exposed with Joseph Shepherd poster

Exposed with Joseph Shepherd

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
Out Of The Closet poster

Out Of The Closet

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Portrait Of A Queen poster

Portrait Of A Queen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
The Pit Stop poster

The Pit Stop

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2014
Whatcha Packin' poster

Whatcha Packin'

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Hey Qween! poster

Hey Qween!

TV · 1 ep

2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars poster

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

TV · as Self - Lip Sync Assassin, Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED poster

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

TV · as Self - Contestant · 12 eps

2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked poster

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

TV · as Self - Contestant · 11 eps

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Contestant, Self - Special Guest, Self - RuPaul's Drag Race Live! Performer · 13 eps

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep