JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select name="dropdownStuff">
    <option>choose something</option>
    <option value="Makayla">Makayla</option>
    <option  value="Kathryn">Kathryn</option>
    <option  value="Reyan">Reyan</option>
    <option value="Lizzie">Lizzie</option>
    <option value="Lexia">Lexia</option>
    <option value="Meg">Meg</option>
  </select>
<div>
    <h1>You Selected:</h1>
    <p></p>
</div>

JavaScript

$("select").change(function () {
      $('p').html('');
     var str = $("select option:selected").val();
      $('<span>' +str+ '</span>').appendTo('p');
});