Chrystal Neria (born August 28, 1984),[1] known professionally as Kaya Jones, is a Canadian-born American singer and model.

In December 2003, Jones was recruited as a vocalist alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Melody Thornton.

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.

[9] With this announcement, she began to draw heavy criticism from prominent members of the Native American community, and accusations of being a "pretendian".

[2] In 2018, Chuck Hoskin Jr., then-Secretary of State of the Cherokee Nation, cited genealogist David Cornsilk in a statement saying that Jones is not a member of any federally recognized Native American tribe.