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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2021
The View
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race
2020
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2020
Whatcha Packin'
2020
The Pit Stop
2020
Hey Qween!
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2022
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
Canada's Drag Race
2023
Trixie Motel
2022

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
30
Directing
1
2025
RuPaul's Drag Race Live - 1,000th Show
as Self - Performer
2025
Out Of The Closet
as Self
2024
We're Here
as Self
2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris
as (voice)
2023
Drag Me to Dinner
as Self - Drag Queen
2023
Canada's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2023
Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals
as Self
2023
Bring Back My Girls
as Self - Panelist
2022
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The View
as Self - Guest
2022
Trixie Motel
as Self
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - RuPaul's Drag Race Live! Performer
2022
Portrait Of A Queen
as Self
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Contestant
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Contestant
2021
Drive 'N Drag 2021: Behind The Scenes
as Self
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Lip Sync Assassin
2021
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2021
Hey Qween!
2020
Bring Back My Ghouls
2020
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2
as Self - Model
2020
Drive 'N Drag
as Self
2020
Drag Queen Christmas 2020
2020
RuPaul's Drag Race: Bring Back My Ghouls
as Herself
2020
The Pit Stop
as Self
2020
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Contestant
2020
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Contestant
2020
Whatcha Packin'
as Self
2020
Exposed with Joseph Shepherd
as Self - Guest