In her heyday, Stephanie St. Clair went by many names, but one was best known by all: Madame Queen. The undeniable Queen of the Harlem numbers game, St. Clair redefined what it meant to be a woman of means, transcending from a young woman with nothing into one of the most influential people in her community. After immigrating to America from the West Indies in 1911, by 1923 St. Clair would go on to create and manage one of the largest policy banks in all of Harlem. She knew the power of reputation, and despite running one of the most popular forms of illegal gambling, ran her business the same as any other respectable entrepreneur. First and foremost, Madame Queen was a lady, and intended to act like own.   Yet that didn’t stop St. Clair from doing what needed to be done in order to survive. She learned how to navigate the complex male-dominated world of crime syndicates, all at a time when Tammany Hall and mafia groups such as the Combination tried to rule New Yor