Watch: The Story of How Alyssa Edwards and Laganja Estranja Met

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It was sometime six years ago, before RuPaul’s Drag Race, when the world brought together Alyssa Edwards (Justin) and her now drag daughter Laganja Estranja (Jay). Back then, Jay was just a little ol’ dancing gay boy in Mesquite, Texas who was looking for a job when he approached Justin to teach a class at his dance studio.

Laganja joins Alyssa for the newest episode of ‘Alyssa’s Secret’ to tell the story of their friendship since. Plus, they kiki about Laganja’s experiences on RuPaul’s Drag Race and have a good laugh about how Alyssa saw a lot of herself in Laganja.

Watch the full episode below.

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