Trias first gained recognition on the third season of American Idol. She auditioned in her home state of Hawaii. Trias made it to the top twelve performers. She received praises on her rendition of "Inseparable" on Top 12 night, with Simon Cowell replying, "Jasmine, it was just superb". Paula Abdul even threw a rose to her on the stage and, together with Randy Jackson, praised her maturity in that performance.
She was able to survive eliminations, despite criticisms on her performances on some instances of the competition. She first landed on the bottom 3 with Camile Velasco and Diana DeGarmo. On Top 4 performance night, when she received criticisms for her performance of "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, Cowell suggested that night that she will almost be eliminated the next day but she made it into the top 3. On Top 3 results show, when Ryan Seacrest announced that Trias was eliminated, she had her last message on American Idol, "I wanna thank all my fans for believing in me and for embracing my talents and for making my dreams come true. I mean, this top 3, I cannot ask for more".
She was eventually the highest-placed Asian-American contestant yet in American Idol until Jessica Sanchez made it in season 11 finale. She is also one of the few finalists of Filipino descent who proceeded to the finals, together with season 3's Camile Velasco, season 7's Ramiele Malubay, season 10's Thia Megia and Jessica Sanchez of season 11.
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