American Gangster: Trap Queens

Felicia Pearson channeled her rough Baltimore childhood into both a role on "The Wire" and a rap career, but her double life of fame and trapping cost her dearly.

Black Madam made a name for herself with the first trans-exclusive escort service, and later, she became the queen of silicone injections, but her unlicensed medical work soon turned deadly.

Preacher's kid Angela Wright lived a double life as a schoolteacher and major Atlanta cocaine distributor, leading to a long game of cat-and-mouse with the feds.

Highly educated entrepreneur Sharita Mathis struck gold with a multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme that preyed on vulnerable populations.

Driven by her experiences with racial inequality, Celeste Wells spent three decades pulling off sophisticated heists and criminal hustles before running highly lucrative drug rings.

Kristell Miles escaped her troubled past, but HBCU life took a back seat when she fell for a local dealer and fast money, leading to her rise and fall as the queenpin of Kissimmee, FL.

Starr Austin boosted new Cadillacs from suburban Detroit car dealerships and flipped them for major cash at the chop shop, but her empire soon spun out of control.

Veronica Henderson went from bank teller to criminal mastermind, flipping the system with a $20 million credit card scam, but it was her own family who brought her down.

Regina Blackshear went from boosting designer jeans to making millions stealing and reselling luxury furs, but her alliance with a high-stakes jewelry heist crew halted her glamorous life.

Nelly Idowu came to Utah to chase the American dream, but instead, she used her accounting skills to mastermind a global online romance scam and launder money across borders.