Jessie’s original owner in Toy Story 5’s story is Emily. Jessie is the cowgirl rag doll introduced in Toy Story 2, and her memories of Emily explain why she initially fears being abandoned again.
Emily loved Jessie as a child, but eventually outgrew the toy. In one of the franchise’s most bittersweet sequences, Emily places Jessie in a charity box for donation. Jessie experiences the gesture as abandonment, even though Emily is simply moving on from a childhood toy.
That history shapes Jessie’s decision-making throughout the series. She is hesitant to join Andy’s toys because she already knows how painful it can be to lose an owner. Her emotional journey contrasts with Woody’s long relationship with Andy and helps broaden Toy Story’s theme that toys attach meaning to memories, not just to children.
The name Bonnie refers to Jessie’s later owner, while Emily is the earlier owner from Jessie’s backstory. Chelsea and Blaze are not Jessie’s canonical owners.