Kaya Jones

Chrystal Neria (born August 28, 1984), known professionally as Kaya Jones, is a Canadian-American singer and model. She originally became known in 2003 for performing with the American girl group the Pussycat Dolls. Since 2004, she has pursued a solo career in music. In 2017, she joined the National Diversity Coalition for Trump as their Native American Ambassador for Trump, even though there is no confirmation of any Native ancestry for Jones.

Chrystal Neria was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She joined the girl group the Pussycat Dolls in December 2003, when she was 19,. Group founder and choreographer Robin Antin claimed she was not an official member of the group after she claimed that the group was a "prostitution ring" for entertainment executives.

Jones has performed with the Pussycat Dolls a few times, but there is controversy over whether she was ever a full member of the group. Founder Robin Antin has stated that Jones "was never an official member of the group". Jones left the group in September 2004 while the group was recording their debut album, claiming that it was no longer fun to be in the band. She told Yahoo! Singapore, "When everyone is not on the same page it affects the group so that I think was the worst part and I decided to leave".

Jones contributed vocals to the Pussycat Dolls' songs "Sway" and "We Went As Far As We Felt Like Going", but left the group in September 2004 before the release of these songs and the group's debut album PCD.

After appearing with the Pussycat Dolls, Jones began a solo career in music. She released her first single, "Hollywood Doll," in 2009. Her next single, "Take It Off," was performed with DJ Regi and had a lukewarm reception in Europe, where it charted in the United Kingdom, Poland, and Belgium. In 2011, Jones started a record company called HueMan Race Records, Inc.

Jones is a conservative, previously registering as a Democrat but switching after becoming a born-again Christian, and an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump. She has appeared on the Fox News show Hannity several times, beginning with an appearance in June 2017.

In December 2017, Jones announced she had joined the National Diversity Coalition for Trump, where she is listed as a director with the title Native American Ambassador for Trump. With this announcement, she began to draw heavy criticism from prominent members of the Native American community. Jones has claimed to have Apache heritage, but Native American journalists state that no Apache tribe claims her, and that there is no confirmation of any Native ancestry for Jones. Secretary of State of the Cherokee Nation Chuck Hoskin, Jr. has cited genealogist David Cornsilk in a statement saying that Jones is not a member of any federally recognized Native American tribe.