Mikaela Mullaney Straus[1][2] (born December 19, 1998), known by her[a] stage name King Princess, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Brooklyn, New York.

The song was a commercial success, charting in multiple territories, and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

King Princess released her debut studio album Cheap Queen in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim.

Congressman and co-owner of Macy's, and Ida Straus; she was descended from German Jewish families, who emigrated to the United States from the Kingdom of Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate.

There, she learned several instruments, including bass, guitar, piano, and drums, as well as music-production techniques and insight into the music industry.

Straus' inspiration in those years had come from the rock music of the bands Led Zeppelin and T. Rex, as well as Jack White.

[19] She played The Park stage at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival and was joined by Mark Ronson (dressed as King Princess) for a performance of her collaboration "Pieces of Us" from his 2019 studio album Late Night Feelings.

[20] Zelig Recordings released King Princess' debut studio album Cheap Queen on October 25, 2019.

[23] King Princess performed as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live (season 45, episode 7) on November 23, 2019.

King Princess was also a judge on the Netflix game show style cooking competition television series Is It Cake?

In early 2019, Straus began a relationship with Quinn Whitney Wilson, the creative director of rapper and singer Lizzo; they broke up at the end of 2023.

"[37] In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ pride parade, Queerty named her among the fifty heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people".