Jaida Essence Hall

Jaida Essence Hall is the stage name of Jared Johnson, a Milwaukee drag queen, fashion designer, makeup artist, performer, and the winner of Season 12 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.