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SELECT 
  b.variant_name, 
  a.* 
FROM 
  product_option_variants AS a 
  LEFT JOIN product_option_variants_descriptions AS b ON b.variant_id = a.variant_id 
  AND b.lang_code = 'en' 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND a.option_id IN (3242, 5543, 12123, 3230, 9805) 
  AND a.status = 'A' 
ORDER BY 
  a.position, 
  a.variant_id

Query time 0.00826

JSON explain

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    "select_id": 1,
    "cost_info": {
      "query_cost": "77.62"
    },
    "ordering_operation": {
      "using_filesort": true,
      "cost_info": {
        "sort_cost": "26.00"
      },
      "nested_loop": [
        {
          "table": {
            "table_name": "a",
            "access_type": "range",
            "possible_keys": [
              "status",
              "option_id",
              "option_id_2"
            ],
            "key": "option_id",
            "used_key_parts": [
              "option_id",
              "status"
            ],
            "key_length": "6",
            "rows_examined_per_scan": 26,
            "rows_produced_per_join": 26,
            "filtered": "100.00",
            "index_condition": "((`goimagine`.`a`.`option_id` in (3242,5543,12123,3230,9805)) and (`goimagine`.`a`.`status` = 'A'))",
            "cost_info": {
              "read_cost": "25.51",
              "eval_cost": "2.60",
              "prefix_cost": "28.11",
              "data_read_per_join": "1K"
            },
            "used_columns": [
              "variant_id",
              "option_id",
              "position",
              "modifier",
              "modifier_type",
              "weight_modifier",
              "weight_modifier_type",
              "point_modifier",
              "point_modifier_type",
              "status",
              "etsy_variant_id"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "table": {
            "table_name": "b",
            "access_type": "eq_ref",
            "possible_keys": [
              "PRIMARY"
            ],
            "key": "PRIMARY",
            "used_key_parts": [
              "variant_id",
              "lang_code"
            ],
            "key_length": "9",
            "ref": [
              "goimagine.a.variant_id",
              "const"
            ],
            "rows_examined_per_scan": 1,
            "rows_produced_per_join": 26,
            "filtered": "100.00",
            "cost_info": {
              "read_cost": "20.90",
              "eval_cost": "2.60",
              "prefix_cost": "51.62",
              "data_read_per_join": "19K"
            },
            "used_columns": [
              "variant_id",
              "lang_code",
              "variant_name"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Result

variant_name	variant_id	option_id	position	modifier	modifier_type	weight_modifier_type	point_modifier_type	status
Off-White	13804	3230	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
S	13841	3242	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
BLACK	24601	5543	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Pillow cover only	43176	9805	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Home sweet home	52113	12123	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
M	13842	3242	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
GREY	24602	5543	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
United we stand	52114	12123	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Pillow	94654	9805	2	13.000	A	A	A	A
Cream	109686	3230	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
L	13843	3242	3	0.000	A	A	A	A
INDIGO	24603	5543	3	0.000	A	A	A	A
July 4th	52115	12123	3	0.000	A	A	A	A
XL	13844	3242	4	0.000	A	A	A	A
ORANGE	24604	5543	4	0.000	A	A	A	A
Americana Flag	52116	12123	4	0.000	A	A	A	A
2XL	13845	3242	5	0.000	A	A	A	A
LIME	24605	5543	5	0.000	A	A	A	A
3XL	13863	3242	6	0.000	A	A	A	A
PINK	24606	5543	6	0.000	A	A	A	A
3 piece set	52117	12123	6	25.000	A	A	A	A
RED	24607	5543	7	0.000	A	A	A	A
ROYAL BLUE	24608	5543	8	0.000	A	A	A	A
TAHITI BLUE	24609	5543	9	0.000	A	A	A	A
WHITE	24611	5543	10	0.000	A	A	A	A
YELLOW	24610	5543	11	0.000	A	A	A	A