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WATCH: Young musician performs original song about a 16-year-old drag queen

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Meet Julian Hornik, the New York singer/songwriter who just penned a catchy tune about a 16-year-old Jewish drag queen. Hornik wrote the song, titled “The Origin of Shayna Maidel,” as something of a fan letter to real-life “drag prodigy” Shayna Maidel, a teen queen with a doting Jewish mother.

Her name, Shayna Maidel, is a derivation of shayna meydl, which means “pretty girl” in Yiddish. Related: WATCH: Gay Men’s Chorus singing Laura Dern’s praises is awards season winner Hornik had intended the

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