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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 (9798, 9799, 9801, 9419) 
  AND a.status = 'A' 
ORDER BY 
  a.position, 
  a.variant_id

Query time 0.00093

JSON explain

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      "cost_info": {
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      },
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            "access_type": "range",
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              "status",
              "option_id",
              "option_id_2"
            ],
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            "used_key_parts": [
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              "status"
            ],
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            "rows_produced_per_join": 26,
            "filtered": "100.00",
            "index_condition": "((`goimagine`.`a`.`option_id` in (9798,9799,9801,9419)) and (`goimagine`.`a`.`status` = 'A'))",
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              "eval_cost": "2.60",
              "prefix_cost": "27.60",
              "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"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
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              "PRIMARY"
            ],
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              "lang_code"
            ],
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            },
            "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
blue with eyelashes	41602	9419	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Name embr. on foot	43160	9798	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Girl footprints	43161	9799	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
blue without eyelashes	41603	9419	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Message HTV	43156	9798	2	7.000	A	A	A	A
Boy footprints	43162	9799	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
brown with eyelashes	41604	9419	3	0.000	A	A	A	A
Baby Stats HTV	43159	9798	3	7.000	A	A	A	A
Girl owl	43163	9799	3	0.000	A	A	A	A
brown without eyelashes	41605	9419	4	0.000	A	A	A	A
Message embroidery	43157	9798	4	10.000	A	A	A	A
Boy owl	43164	9799	4	0.000	A	A	A	A
green with eyelashes	41606	9419	5	0.000	A	A	A	A
Baby Stat Embroidery	43158	9798	5	10.000	A	A	A	A
Girl Bear	43165	9799	5	0.000	A	A	A	A
green without eyelashes	41607	9419	6	0.000	A	A	A	A
Boy bear	43166	9799	6	0.000	A	A	A	A
No personalization	45376	9798	6	0.000	A	A	A	A
Girl elephant	43167	9799	7	0.000	A	A	A	A
Boy elephant	43168	9799	8	0.000	A	A	A	A
Train	43169	9799	9	0.000	A	A	A	A
Dinosaur	43170	9799	10	0.000	A	A	A	A
Cupcake	43171	9799	11	0.000	A	A	A	A
Other	43172	9799	12	0.000	A	A	A	A
None	45377	9799	13	0.000	A	A	A	A